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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 598
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[(f)] (G) The Board may grant a 30-day extension, beyond a certificate's
expiration date, to a certificate holder so that the certificate holder may renew the
certificate before it expires.
(H) THE BOARD SHALL REINSTATE THE CERTIFICATE OF A FORMER
CERTIFICATE HOLDER WHO HAS FAILED TO RENEW THE CERTIFICATE FOR ANY
REASON IF THE FORMER CERTIFICATE HOLDER MEETS THE APPLICABLE
RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTIONS (C) THROUGH (F) AND (L)(1)(I)2 OF
THIS SECTION.
[(g)](I) Subject to subsection (j) of this section, the Board shall renew the
certificate of each nursing assistant or medication technician who meets the
requirements of this section.
[(h)](J) (1) Within 30 days after a change has occurred, each certificate
holder shall notify the Board in writing of any change in a name or address.
(2) If the certificate holder fails to notify the Board within the time
required under this subsection, the Board may impose an administrative penalty of
$25 on the certificate holder.
[(i)](K) The Board shall pay any penalty collected under this subsection to
the General Fund of the State.
[(j)](L) (1) (i) Beginning January 2008, the Board shall begin a
process requiring criminal history records checks IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-303 OF
THIS TITLE on [selected]:
1. SELECTED applicants for certification as a certified
nursing assistant who renew their certificates every 2 years as determined by
regulations adopted by the Board [in accordance with § 8-303 of this title]; AND
2. EACH FORMER CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
WHO FILES FOR REINSTATEMENT UNDER SUBSECTION (H) OF THIS SECTION
AFTER FAILING TO RENEW THE LICENSE FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR OR MORE.
(ii) An additional criminal history records check shall be
performed every 10 years thereafter.
(2) On receipt of the criminal history record information of a
certificate holder forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 8-303 of this title, in
determining whether to renew the certificate, the Board shall consider:
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(i) The age at which the crime was committed;
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