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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.08 - Inactive Status

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A. The Board
				  shall place a license on inactive status if the licensed behavior analyst
				  submits to the Board a completed application on a form required by the Board
				  and provided by the Committee.
B. A
				  licensed behavior analyst whose license is inactive may not practice behavior
				  analysis until the license has been reactivated in accordance with Regulation .
				  09 of this chapter.
C. A licensed
				  behavior analyst whose license is inactive shall renew the inactive status
				  every year before it expires by completing the form required by the Board and
				  provided by the Committee.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.09 - Reactivation

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A. A license on
				  inactive status may be reactivated by the Board by:
(1) Complying with the requirements for
				  renewal that exist at the time the license changes from inactive to active
				  status;
(2) Meeting any continuing
				  education requirements established by the Board; and
(3) Verifying active and current
				  certification with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.10 - Reinstatement

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A. The Board shall
				  reinstate the license of a behavior analyst who has not been put on inactive
				  status and who has failed to renew the license for any reason if the behavior
				  analyst:
(1) Meets the requirements set forth
				  in Regulation .09 of this chapter; and
(2) Applies to the Board for reinstatement of
				  the license within 5 years after the license expires.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.11 - Practice Responsibilities

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A.
				  Except where there is a consultative agreement, the licensed behavior analyst
				  is ultimately responsible for the design and implementation of behavior
				  analytic services that are in the best interest of the client, under the
				  licensed behavior analyst's supervision.
B. Behavior analysis involves the design,
				  implementation, and evaluation of systematic instructional and environmental
				  modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human
				  behavior.
C. The responsibilities
				  of a licensed behavior analyst are as follows:
(1) Objective measurement and description of
				  specific levels of client behavior at baseline and throughout
				  treatment;
(2) An emphasis on
				  understanding the current function or functions and future importance of
				  behaviors targeted for treatment;
(3) Efforts to design, establish, and manage
				  treatment environments in order to minimize problem behaviors and maximize
				  progress on treatment targets;
(4)
				  Use of a carefully constructed, individualized, and detailed behavior analytic
				  treatment plan that:
(a) Utilizes
				  reinforcement and other scientifically validated behavior analytic procedures
				  as opposed to procedures that lack scientific evidence of
				  effectiveness;
(b) Is designed to
				  establish small units of behavior and build toward larger, clinically important
				  changes in behavior that result in improved client health and
				  functioning;
(c) Includes ongoing,
				  frequent, direct observation and objective measurement of treatment targets and
				  analysis of the resulting data in order to adjust treatment procedures to
				  maximize client progress; and
(d)
				  Is implemented repeatedly, frequently, and consistently across multiple
				  environments by the licensed behavior analysts' supervisees, and the client's
				  caregivers who are trained and supervised by the licensed behavior analyst to
				  implement specified components of the treatment plan; and
(5) Determination and supervision of tasks to
				  be performed by a supervisee based on the supervisee's training, experience,
				  and competence, in accordance with the responsibilities for supervision
				  described in Regulation .13 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.12 - Delivery of Service Model

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A. The
				  provision of behavior analytic services may take one of three forms:
(1) A tiered-service delivery
				  model;
(2) A direct service model;
				  or
(3) A consultative
				  model.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.13 - Telehealth

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A. Licensure.
				  Subject to the provisions of Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Subtitle 6A,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, in order to practice telehealth a telehealth
				  practitioner shall be licensed in Maryland when providing telehealth services
				  to a client located in the State.
B. Standards of Practice.
(1) Before providing telehealth services, a
				  telehealth practitioner shall develop and follow a procedure to:
(a) Verify the identification of the client
				  through the use of:
(i) A government-issued
				  photograph identification;
(ii) An
				  insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare card; or
(iii) Documentation of the client's date of
				  birth and home address;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.14 - Supervision

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A. A licensee
				  shall:
(1) Comply with the Behavior Analyst
				  Certification Board requirements regarding supervision of supervisees;
				  and
(2) Use appropriate clinical
				  judgment in determining when and how often to conduct supervision.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.15 - Code of Ethics

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A. A licensed
				  behavior analyst shall comply with the current professional disciplinary and
				  ethical code established by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or its
				  successor organization.
B.
				  Familiarity with revisions to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's
				  professional disciplinary and ethical code is the responsibility of the
				  licensed behavior analyst.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.16 - Prohibited Conduct

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Subject to the hearing provisions of Health Occupations
					 Article, §176A 21, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board may deny a
					 license to any applicant, reprimand any licensed behavior analyst, place any
					 licensed behavior analyst on probation, or suspend or revoke a license if the
					 applicant or licensed behavior analyst:
A. Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or
				  attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensed behavior analyst or
				  for another;
B. Fraudulently or
				  deceptively uses a license;
C. Is
				  convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime
				  involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is
				  pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;
D. Aids or abets an unauthorized person in
				  practicing behavior analysis or representing oneself to be a behavior
				  analyst;
E. Practices behavior
				  analysis fraudulently or deceitfully;
F. Violates the code of ethics adopted by the
				  Board under Health Occupations Article, §176A 03, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
G. Willfully fails to
				  file or record any report as required under law, willfully impedes or obstructs
				  the filing or recording of the report, or induces another to fail to file or
				  record the report;
H. Submits a
				  false statement to collect a fee;
I. Willfully makes or files a false report or
				  record in the practice of behavior analysis;
J. Is disciplined by a licensing or
				  disciplinary authority of any state or country or convicted or disciplined by a
				  court of any state or country or disciplined by any branch of the United States
				  uniformed services or the United States Veterans Administration for an act that
				  would be grounds for disciplinary action under the Board's disciplinary
				  statutes;
K. Violates any provision
				  of:
(1) Health Occupations Article, Title 17,
				  Subtitle 6A, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(2) This chapter;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.17 - Investigations, Hearings, and Appeals

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A. Complaints
				  alleging prohibited conduct shall be referred to the Committee to be
				  investigated and reported to the Board according to the Board's
				  procedures.
B. A hearing on charges
				  issued under Regulation .15 of this chapter or Health Occupations Article,
				  §176A 19, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be held in accordance with the
				  hearing provisions of Health Occupations Article, §§17511 and 176A
				  21, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C.
				  The Committee shall follow the hearing procedures in accordance with the
				  hearing provisions of Health Occupations Article, §§17511 and 176A
				  21, Annotated Code of Maryland.
D.
				  Appeals from a final Board decision shall be taken in accordance with Health
				  Occupations Article, §176A 22, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.18 - Fines and Penalties

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A. An individual
				  who violates any provision of Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Subtitle
				  6A, Annotated Code of Maryland, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is
				  subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year,
				  or both.
B. The Board may impose a
				  civil fine of not more than $50,000 on an individual who violates any provision
				  of Health Occupations Article, §176A 27, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
C. The Board shall
				  deposit a penalty collected under §B of this regulation into the State
				  General Fund.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.19 - Sanctioning Guidelines

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A. If, after a
				  hearing or an opportunity for a hearing under Health Occupations Article,
				  §17511, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Board finds that there are grounds
				  for discipline under Health Occupations Article, §176A 19, Annotated Code
				  of Maryland, the Board may place any licensee or certificate holder on
				  probation, reprimand any licensee or certificate holder, or suspend or revoke a
				  license or certificate.
B. In
				  addition to placing the licensee or certificate holder on probation,
				  reprimanding the licensee or certificate holder, or suspending or revoking the
				  license or certificate, the Board may impose a penalty as set forth in this
				  regulation.
C. General Application
				  of Sanctioning Guidelines. Except as provided in §J of this regulation,
				  for violations of the Maryland Behavior Analysts Act listed in the sanctioning
				  guidelines, the Board shall impose a sanction not less severe than the minimum
				  listed in the sanctioning guidelines or more severe than the maximum listed in
				  the guidelines for each offense.
D.
				  Ranking of Sanctions.
(1) For the purposes of
				  this regulation, the severity of sanctions is ranked as follows, from the least
				  severe to the most severe:
(a) Reprimand;
(b) Probation;
(c) Suspension; and
(d) Revocation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.01 - Scope

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This chapter:
A.
				  Establishes the requirements for an individual to practice clinical
				  professional art therapy;
B.
				  Establishes standards of supervision and the responsibilities of supervisors
				  and supervisees in the practice of clinical professional art therapy;
C. Applies to licensees who:
(1) Practice clinical professional art therapy;
				  or
(2) Provide supervision for
				  licensed graduate professional art therapists; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Accredited educational institution"
				  means a Board-approved college or university accredited by a national or
				  regional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary
				  Accreditation or through one of the following bodies recognized by the U.S.
				  Department of Education:
(a) The Middle
				  States Association of Colleges and Schools - the Commission on Higher
				  Education;
(b) The New England
				  Association of Schools and Colleges;
(c) The North Central Association of Schools
				  and Colleges;
(d) The Northwest
				  Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities;
(e) The Southern Association of Colleges and
				  Schools; or
(f) The Western
				  Association of Colleges and Schools.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.03 - Application Process for Licensure

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A. In order to obtain a license, an applicant
				  shall:
(1) Complete and return the
				  Board-approved application;
(2)
				  Submit an official transcript from an accredited educational institution
				  awarding the highest degree attained in a clinical art therapy or related
				  field;
(3) Pay all applicable fees
				  set forth in COMAR 10.58.02;
(4)
				  Submit to a criminal history background check in accordance with Health
				  Occupations Article, §
											17-501.1,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
(5) Be
				  of good moral character; and
(6) Be
				  at least 18 years old.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.04 - Licensed Graduate Professional Art Therapists

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A. To qualify for licensure as a graduate
				  professional art therapist, an applicant shall have:
(1) Completed one of the following from an
				  accredited educational institution approved by the Board:
(a) A master's degree in an art therapy
				  program approved by the Board with:
(i) A
				  minimum of 60 graduate semester credit hours; or
(ii) 90 graduate quarter credit
				  hours;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.06 - Licensure Eligibility: Out-of-State Applicants

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A. An applicant licensed as a clinical
				  professional art therapist or its equivalent, as established by the Board, in
				  another state, territory, or jurisdiction is eligible for licensure if the
				  applicant:
(1) Provides:
(a) A completed Board-approved application;
(b) An official transcript from the
				  educational institution which awarded the master's or doctoral
				  degree;
(c) A copy of a current
				  license from each state, territory, or jurisdiction in which the applicant has
				  been licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice clinical
				  professional art therapy;
(d)
				  Documentation, satisfactory to the Board, that the applicant is currently
				  licensed in good standing to practice art therapy in another state, territory,
				  or jurisdiction; and
(e)
				  Verification that the applicant has:
(i) No
				  history of disciplinary action, past or pending, in a state, territory, or
				  jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a license to practice art therapy;
				  and
(ii) Not committed any act or
				  omission that would be grounds for discipline or denial of licensure under
				  Health Occupations Article, §
													17-509, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.07 - Standards for Supervision

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A.
				  Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, this chapter does not apply to
				  personnel or management practices associated with contractual relationships or
				  employment.
B. A supervisor shall:
(1) Supervise only in those areas within the
				  supervisor's competence as determined by education, training, and
				  experience;
(2) Provide supervision
				  appropriate to the particular level of licensure being applied for or
				  maintained;
(3) Provide supervision
				  in the general content areas established in Health Occupations Article, §
											17-304.1,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(4)
				  Ensure that a supervisee has read and is knowledgeable about:
(a) Health Occupations Article, Title 17,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(b)
				  COMAR 10.58, with special emphasis on the Code of Ethics, COMAR
				  10.58.03.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.08 - Supervisor Qualifications

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A.
				  Licensure. An individual providing supervision shall be approved by the Board
				  and licensed by the Board as a
(1) Clinical
				  professional art therapist;
(2)
				  Clinical professional counselor;
(3) Clinical alcohol and drug
				  counselor;
(4) Clinical marriage
				  and family therapist; or
(5) Mental
				  health care provider as defined in Regulation .02B of this
				  chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.09 - Supervisor Responsibilities

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A supervisor shall:
A. Agree to and sign a written contract for
				  supervision before initiating supervision;
B. Ensure that the supervisee is practicing
				  within the scope of the supervisee's license;
C. Determine the skill level at which the
				  supervisee may practice;
D. Focus
				  on primary data from the supervisee's practice;
E. Maintain documentation of supervisory
				  sessions for at least 7 years, including:
(1)
				  Dates;
(2) Duration; and
(3) Focus of the supervisory
				  sessions;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.17 - Art Therapists › Section 10.58.17.10 - Supervisee Responsibilities

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A. A
				  supervisee shall:
(1) Verify that the
				  supervisor has been approved by the Board;
(2) Agree to and sign a written contract for
				  supervision before initiating supervision;
(3) Attend and participate in supervision as
				  agreed to in the supervision contract;
(4) Prepare for supervision using case
				  materials related to the supervisee's clinical professional art therapy
				  practice;
(5) Maintain
				  documentation of supervisory sessions for at least 7 years, to be available for
				  verification to the Board or its authorized agent, including:
(a) Dates;
(b) Duration; and
(c) Focus of the supervision; and
(6) Follow all terms of the
				  written contract for supervision.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.01 - Incorporation By Reference

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Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals; Julia S.
					 Garner and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee;
					 (American Journal of Infection Control), which has been incorporated by
					 reference in COMAR
					 10.07.02.01A -1,
					 is incorporated by reference in this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Deadly agent" means:
(a) Anthrax, ebola, plague, smallpox,
				  tularemia, or other bacterial, fungal, rickettsial, or viral agent, biological
				  toxin, or other biological agent capable of causing extensive loss of life or
				  serious disability;
(b) Mustard
				  gas, nerve gas, or other chemical agent capable of causing extensive loss of
				  life or serious disability; or
(c)
				  Radiation at levels capable of causing extensive loss of life or serious
				  disability.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.03 - Standards For Isolation and Quarantine

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A. As set forth in Health-General Article,
				  §18-905, Annotated Code of Maryland, in investigating actual or potential
				  exposures to a deadly agent, the Secretary may order isolation or quarantine of
				  an individual or a group of individuals, including those individuals who refuse
				  to be vaccinated, medically examined, treated, or tested.
B. An individual who does not comply with an
				  isolation or quarantine order of the Secretary is guilty of a misdemeanor and
				  on conviction is subject to a fine and imprisonment pursuant to Health-General
				  Article, §18-907(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. If the Secretary issues an order in
				  compliance with Health-General Article, §18-905(b), Annotated Code of
				  Maryland, the Secretary may order an individual into isolation or quarantine
				  at:
(1) A health care facility;
(2) The individual's home; or
(3) A nonhealth care facility.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.04 - Isolation in a Health Care Facility

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A. The administrator of a health care
				  facility shall ensure that isolation of an individual is done using one or more
				  of the following types of isolation precautions and procedures, as defined and
				  prescribed in Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals:
(1) Standard precautions;
(2) Airborne precautions;
(3) Droplet precautions; or
(4) Contact precautions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.05 - Quarantine in a Health Care Facility

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A. The Secretary may quarantine an individual
				  in a health care facility due to a preexisting medical condition of the
				  individual being quarantined or if a health care facility is more appropriate
				  than the individual's home because of medical conditions of family members
				  residing in the individual's home.
B. The administrator of a health care
				  facility shall:
(1) Follow the health care
				  facility's procedures and protocol for quarantine; and
(2) Consult with and receive approval from
				  the Secretary before transferring the patient to another site or discharging
				  the patient from the health care facility.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.06 - Isolation and Quarantine in an Individual's Home

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A. The Secretary, with assistance from staff
				  at a local health department, local health care facilities, local law
				  enforcement agencies, local social service agencies, or any other local county
				  agencies as needed, may isolate or quarantine in the individual's home an
				  individual who does not require hospitalization or other highly skilled medical
				  care.
B. The health officer shall:
(1) Ensure that appropriate supplies, such as
				  surgical masks, gloves, thermometers, and hand hygiene material, are available
				  to an isolated or quarantined individual; and
(2) Depending on the kind of illness of an
				  isolated individual or the suspected illness of a quarantined individual,
				  recommend to the Secretary that the Secretary issue further quarantine orders
				  to ensure that other members of the house are quarantined either at the house
				  as set forth in this regulation or at a nonhealth care facility as set forth in
				  Regulation .07 of this chapter and are provided, at a minimum, with the
				  following:
(a) Written or oral information, or
				  both, about the:
(i) Infection for which the
				  individual is being isolated or quarantined; and
(ii) Precautionary measures the individuals
				  living in the house should exercise while staying in the house where the
				  individual is being isolated or quarantined;
(b) Supplies, such as surgical masks, hand
				  hygiene material, thermometers, and gloves, if appropriate;
(c) The local health department phone number;
				  and
(d) Other information and
				  supplies determined by the health officer as necessary.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 59 - CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES › Chapter 10.59.01 - Care of Individuals Isolated or Quarantined Due to a Deadly Agent › Section 10.59.01.07 - Isolation and Quarantine in Nonhealth Care Facilities Not Individuals' Homes

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A. The
				  Secretary may order an individual, who cannot be accommodated in either a
				  health care facility or the individual's home, into isolation or quarantine in
				  one of the sites listed under §B of this regulation.
B. A health officer may recommend to the
				  Secretary the following sites for isolation and quarantine:
(1) A school;
(2) A hotel;
(3) A motel;
(4) A dormitory; or
(5) Another site determined to be appropriate
				  by the local health officer because the site meets the minimum standards for
				  isolation or quarantine as set forth in Regulation .03H of this
				  chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.60.01.02 - Prohibitions

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A. An individual
				  may not practice as an environmental health specialist in the State unless the
				  individual:
(1) Is licensed by the Board;
				  or
(2) Is employed under a valid
				  environmental health specialist-in-training certificate issued by the
				  Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.60.01.03 - Licensing and Examination

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A. The
				  Board shall license an applicant if the applicant:
(1) Qualifies for examination as provided in
				  §B of this regulation;
(2)
				  Takes and passes the examination;
(3) Has not committed an act which, under
				  Health Occupation Article, §21-312, would subject the applicant to
				  disciplinary action by the Board; and
(4) Pays the necessary fees as specified in
				  COMAR 10.60.06.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.60.01.04 - Waivers

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A. The Board may
				  waive any examination requirement under this chapter if:
(1) The Board considers the applicant to be
				  recognized as outstanding in the field of environmental health as stated in
				  COMAR 10.60.02.04L;
				  or
(2) The applicant has:
(a) Satisfied the education and experience
				  requirements set forth in Regulation .03 of this chapter;
(b) Passed an examination as a condition of
				  licensure or registration in another state;
(c) Been licensed or registered as an
				  environmental health specialist or its equivalent in another state;
				  and
(d) Performed at least 24
				  months of compensated work as an environmental health specialist or its
				  equivalent in the other state.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.60.01.05 - Environmental Health Specialist-in-Training Program

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A. The purpose of an environmental health
				  specialist-in-training program shall be to prepare the environmental health
				  specialist-intraining to:
(1) Perform in a
				  competent manner assigned job duties and responsibilities which constitute
				  practice as an environmental health specialist; and
(2) Demonstrate proficiency in all areas of
				  public and environmental health on a written examination required by the
				  Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.01 - Application Procedure

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A. An
				  individual applying for a license or certificate of eligibility shall:
(1) Submit the appropriate application in
				  writing on a form provided by the Board;
(2) Pay the application fee established by
				  COMAR 10.60.06;
(3) Have official
				  transcripts of all baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate studies submitted in
				  accordance with §B of this regulation; and
(4) Have verification of previous experience,
				  if applicable, submitted in accordance with §C of this
				  regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.02 - Incomplete Application

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A. The
				  Board:
(1) May not take any action on an
				  incomplete application; and
(2)
				  Shall notify the applicant of the need for additional information within 45
				  days of receipt of the application.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.03 - Action on an Application

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A. The
				  Board shall notify an applicant in writing that:
(1) The applicant qualifies for a license
				  under COMAR
				  10.60.01.03 or .04;
(2) The applicant qualifies for:
(a) Examination under COMAR
				  10.60.01.03; or
(b) A certificate of eligibility under COMAR
				  10.60.02.05;
(3) The applicant does not qualify to receive
				  a license or a certificate of eligibility, or to take the examination, for one
				  or more of the reasons set forth in §C of this regulation; or
(4) The application is incomplete, the
				  reasons the application is incomplete, and that the application will be invalid
				  in 1 year.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.04 - Examination

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A. The Board shall:
(1) Authorize a recognized examination agency
				  to administer the examination on behalf of the Board; or
(2) Administer an examination prepared by a
				  recognized examination agency.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.05 - Certificates

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A. Certificate of
				  Eligibility for Obtaining Employment.
(1) The
				  Board shall issue a certificate of eligibility for obtaining employment to an
				  applicant who:
(a) Meets the educational
				  requirements set forth in COMAR
				  10.60.01.03B;
(b) Has submitted an application in
				  accordance with Regulation .01 of this chapter;
(c) Is not currently practicing as an
				  environmental health specialist in Maryland; and
(d) Has not previously completed an
				  environmental health specialist-in-training program under an environmental
				  health specialist-in-training certificate issued by the Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.06 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses

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A. Expiration.
				  After June 30, 2023, licenses shall expire pursuant to the following schedule:
(1) The license of a licensee with an
				  even-numbered birth year shall expire on June 30 of an even-numbered year;
				  and
(2) The license of a licensee
				  with an odd-numbered birth year shall expire on June 30 of an odd-numbered
				  year.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.07 - Duplicate License

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A licensee may obtain a duplicate license to replace a
					 license that has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated if the licensee:
A. Makes a written request to the Board that
				  states the reason for requesting a duplicate license; and
B. Pays to the Board the duplicate license
				  fee established by COMAR 10.60.06.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.08 - Inactive Status

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A. The Board
				  shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on inactive status for a
				  period not to exceed 4 years if the licensee:
(1) Submits to the Board a written
				  application for inactive status on a form the board requires; and
(2) Pays to the Board the inactive status fee
				  set by the Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.09 - Non-renewed Status

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A. The Board
				  shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on non-renewed status
				  for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health
				  specialist fails to the renew the license for any reason.
B. The Board shall provide to the licensee
				  who is placed on non-renewed status written notification of:
(1) The date the license expired;
(2) The date the non-renewed status became
				  effective;
(3) The date the
				  non-renewed status expires; and
(4)
				  The consequences of not reactivating the license before the non-renewed status
				  expires.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.02 - Licensing Procedures › Section 10.60.02.10 - Reactivation

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Notwithstanding Regulations .08 and .09 of this chapter,
					 the Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health
					 specialist who was placed on inactive or non-renewed status if the
					 individual:
A. Applies to the Board
				  for reactivation after the inactive or non-renewed status expired;
B. Pays to the Board the reactivation fee
				  established by COMAR 10.60.06;
C.
				  Provides any documentation required by the Board; and
D. Passes the examination that is required at
				  time of reactivation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.03 - Continuing Education › Section 10.60.03.01 - Approval of Training

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A. The Board
				  shall approve and credit training that meets the requirements of this
				  regulation.
B. Approved training
				  shall be designed to improve, advance, or extend professional skill and
				  knowledge relating to the practice of an environmental health
				  specialist.
C. Approved training
				  may consist of participation in any of the following:
(1) College-level or post-graduate course
				  work given by an accredited educational institution;
(2) Courses, seminars, workshops, or
				  lectures;
(3) Extension studies,
				  on-line courses, and correspondence courses, if there is satisfactory proof of
				  completion, acceptable to the Board;
(4) In-service training, if there is
				  satisfactory proof of completion;
(5) Authoring a paper published in a
				  professional journal requiring peer review;
(6) Instruction of approved training courses;
				  or
(7) For licensees applying for
				  renewal for the first time:
(a) On-the-job
				  training in an environmental health specialist-in-training program under the
				  supervision of an environmental health sponsor; or
(b) Practice as an environmental health
				  specialist or its equivalent in another state or territory of the United
				  States, as approved by the Board.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.03 - Continuing Education › Section 10.60.03.02 - Proof of Training

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A. Each
				  licensed environmental health specialist shall be responsible for the
				  submission of proof of all approved training to the Board.
B. Proof of training consists of:
(1) Transcripts from an accredited
				  educational institution attesting to the satisfactory completion of
				  training;
(2) A certificate or
				  other documentation signed by the instructor or sponsor of the training,
				  attesting to the satisfactory completion of the training; or
(3) Other documentation determined by the
				  Board to be adequate, in light of the nature of the training, to establish that
				  training was actually received by the applicant.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.03 - Continuing Education › Section 10.60.03.03 - Pre-Approved Providers and Courses

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A. Pre-Approved
				  Providers.
(1) Pre-approved providers shall
				  offer continuing education programs that meet the objectives set forth in
				  Regulations . 01A and C of this chapter.
(2) The following are pre-approved providers:
(a) National, regional, or State accredited
				  academic institutions offering academic courses programs recognized as
				  acceptable environmental health specialist subject areas as defined by COMAR
				  10.60.01.01B(20);
(b) State regional, national, or
				  international, environmental health specialist associations offering
				  educational programs recognized as acceptable environmental health specialist
				  subject areas as defined by COMAR
				  10.60.01.01B(20);
				  and
(c) State, regional, national,
				  or international non-environmental health specialist associations offering
				  educational programs recognized as acceptable environmental health specialist
				  subject areas as defined by COMAR
				  10.60.01.01B(20).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.03 - Continuing Education › Section 10.60.03.04 - Extension of Time

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A. The Board
				  may grant an extension and conditionally renew a license for 6 months if the
				  Board determines that:
(1) Failure to fulfill
				  the continuing education requirements is a result of:
(a) Functional impairment or prolonged
				  illness that has been diagnosed by a health care practitioner;
(b) Mandatory military service or
				  deployment;
(c) A prolonged absence
				  from the United States;
(d) An
				  officially declared disaster; or
(e) Financial hardship; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.03 - Continuing Education › Section 10.60.03.05 - Failure to Comply with Continuing Education Requirements

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A. A license
				  will not be renewed if the licensee:
(1) Fails
				  to attest on the renewal application that the licensee has completed the
				  required number of hours of approved training; and
(2) Was not granted an extension from the
				  Board pursuant to Regulation .03 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.04 - Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings › Section 10.60.04.01 - Scope

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This chapter governs procedures for disciplinary matters
					 and hearings before the State Board of Environmental Health
					 Specialists.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.04 - Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings › Section 10.60.04.03 - Confidentiality of Proceedings

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A.
				  Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceedings of the Board are
				  confidential. The parties may not waive the confidentiality provided by this
				  regulation.
B. The Office of
				  Administrative Hearings' proceedings involving the adjudication of a
				  Board-contested case and the administrative law judge's recommended decision
				  are confidential. The respondent may not waive the confidentiality of the
				  proceedings or of the clients whose medical records or care are reflected in
				  the record of the proceedings.
C.
				  To the extent possible, even after a final order is entered into by the Board,
				  the parties shall refrain from revealing legal documents, oral statements, or
				  information that would reveal the identity of any clients referred to in the
				  Board's order.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.04 - Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings › Section 10.60.04.04 - Representation by Counsel

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A. A
				  respondent may be represented by counsel in any matter before the Board and at
				  any stage of the proceedings.
B. If
				  the matter goes to a hearing, the respondent shall be represented in proper
				  person or by an attorney who has been admitted to the Maryland Bar or specially
				  admitted to practice law under Maryland Rules, Rules Governing Admission to the
				  Bar of Maryland, Rule 14, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. In all proceedings, the Board may be
				  represented by and obtain advice of counsel assigned to it by the Office of the
				  Attorney General.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.04 - Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings › Section 10.60.04.05 - Proceedings under Health Occupations Article, Section21-312, Annotated Code of Maryland

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A.
				  Investigation of Complaints.
(1) The Board
				  may:
(a) Make a preliminary review of each
				  complaint; and
(b) Recommend that
				  cases involving complaints over which the Board lacks jurisdiction be
				  closed.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 60 - BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS › Chapter 10.60.04 - Rules of Procedure for Board Hearings › Section 10.60.04.06 - Sanctions, Hearings, and Final Order

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A. Surrender of License.
(1) The Board may require conditions for
				  surrender of a license, including:
(a) An
				  admission of a violation of the Maryland Environmental Health Specialists
				  Act;
(b) An admission of
				  facts;
(c) A statement of the
				  circumstances under which the surrender was offered or accepted;
(d) Restrictions on future
				  licensure;
(e) Conditions for
				  reinstatement of the license; or
(f) An agreement that the respondent may not
				  apply for reinstatement of the license.