Sec. 10.41.08.02. Application for License

A. The Board shall forward the necessary form to an individual requesting an application for a license or a limited license as a hearing aid dispenser.

B. The applicant shall provide the Board with the information necessary to satisfy the Board that the requirements are being fulfilled.

C. Failure to complete the forms and to provide the information required may be cause for the application to be rejected by the Board.

D. The applicant shall include with the application:

(1) The application fee;

(2) Documentation regarding supervision of the limited license, if applicable;

(3) An official transcript from the accredited 2-year post-secondary program, as defined in Regulation .01-1B of this chapter, attended by the applicant; and

(4) All other required documentation.

E. The application fee covers the cost of administration and is not refundable.

F. The Board shall include in the application for a limited license the following statement: "I do hereby affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I am the holder of a valid unrevoked, unsuspended license issued by the Maryland Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists and that I have read the above excerpts, and that I fully understand my responsibilities as supervisor for the applicant who will work and train under my supervision and for whose technical training and ethical conduct I am to be responsible. I further affirm that I have read the application of the above-named person and that to the best of my knowledge all answers are true and correct."

G. The holder of a current hearing aid dispenser license who serves as the supervisor for the applicant shall sign the statement quoted in §F of this regulation.

H. False Information.

(1) An applicant furnishing false information in the application may be denied the right to the examination.

(2) If the applicant has been issued a license before the falsity of the information is discovered by the Board, the licensee may be subject to:

(a) Suspension;

(b) Revocation; or

(c) Prosecution for fraud, perjury, or both.

I. The applicant shall demonstrate oral English competency as follows:

(1) Completion of at least 60 credits from an undergraduate college or university where English was the language of instruction throughout the applicant's inclusive dates of attendance; or

(2) Achievement of a minimum score as defined by the Board on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) within the 2 years preceding license application.

J. Upon approval of an application, the Board shall issue a document authorizing the applicant to practice in this State in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §2–306, Annotated Code of Maryland, and the regulations in this chapter.

K. Incomplete Applications.

(1) If an incomplete application is submitted to the Board, the Board shall notify the applicant within 30 days after receipt of an incomplete application of the materials that are required.

(2) An application is not complete until all required material, including the application fee and supporting documentation, is received by the Board.

(3) If the applicant fails to provide the required documentation within 1 year of receipt of the initial receipt, the Board may administratively close the application.

(4) An applicant whose application is administratively closed may reapply and submit with the new application proof of compliance with:

(a) This subtitle; and

(b) Health Occupations Article, Title 2, Annotated Code of Maryland.