{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-21-310","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health Occupations § 21–310","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) The Board shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on inactive status for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health specialist:\n(i) Submits to the Board a written application for inactive status on a form the Board requires; and\n(ii) Pays to the Board the inactive status fee set by the Board.\n(2) The Board shall provide to a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on inactive status written notification of:\n(i) The date the license has expired or will expire;\n(ii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s inactive status became effective;\n(iii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s inactive status expires; and\n(iv) The consequences of not reactivating the license before the inactive status expires.\n(3) The Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who is on inactive status if the licensed environmental health specialist:\n(i) Applies to the Board for reactivation of the license before the inactive status expires;\n(ii) Complies with the license renewal requirements that are in effect when the licensed environmental health specialist applies for reactivation;\n(iii) Has completed the number of credit hours of approved continuing education set by the Board; and\n(iv) Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board.\n(b) (1) The Board shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on nonrenewed status for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health specialist failed to renew the license for any reason.\n(2) The Board shall provide to a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on nonrenewed status written notification of:\n(i) The date the license expired;\n(ii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s nonrenewed status became effective;\n(iii) The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s nonrenewed status expires; and\n(iv) The consequences of not reactivating the license before the nonrenewed status expires.\n(3) The Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on nonrenewed status if the licensed environmental health specialist:\n(i) Applies to the Board for reactivation of the license before the nonrenewed status expires;\n(ii) Complies with the license renewal requirements that are in effect when the individual applies for reactivation;\n(iii) Has completed the number of credit hours of approved continuing education set by the Board; and\n(iv) Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board.\n(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who was placed on inactive or nonrenewed status if the licensed environmental health specialist:\n(1) Applies to the Board for reactivation after the inactive or nonrenewed status expired;\n(2) Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board and any other fees required by the Board;\n(3) Provides any documentation required by the Board on the form the Board requires; and\n(4) Passes the examination, if any, that is required by the Board in regulation.","path":["Article - Health Occupations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gho\u0026section=21-310","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:58Z","sha256":"500297600049e9166ce89a336952f3ef07084715de38ccf9cfbdc2ca25eed5c2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-21-309","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-21-311"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}