Section 21-308 – Scope of Licensure
Licensure authorizes an individual to practice as an environmental health specialist while the license is in effect.
Section 21-310 – Inactive or Nonrenewed Status; Reactivation
(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: (i) Submits to the Board a written application for inactive status on a form the Board requires; and (ii) Pays to the Board the inactive status fee set by the Board. […]
Section 21-311 – Record of Applications
(a) The Board shall keep a current record of each application for licensure. (b) The record shall include: (1) The name, residence address, and age of each applicant; (2) The name and address of the applicant’s employer; (3) The date of the application; (4) Complete information on the education and experience qualifications of each applicant; (5) The date the Board reviewed and […]
Section 21-312 – Code of Ethics; Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations; Charges
(a) The Board shall adopt a code of ethics designed to protect the public’s interest. (b) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 21–313 of this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its full authorized membership, may deny any applicant licensure, reprimand any licensee, or place any individual who is licensed on […]
Section 21-313 – Hearings
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 21–312 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom this action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (2) A hearing shall be held within a reasonable time not to exceed 6 months after […]
Section 21-314 – Judicial Review
Except as provided in this section for an action under § 21–312 of this subtitle, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10–202 of the State Government Article, may take an appeal as allowed in §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.
Section 21-315 – Reinstatement of Revoked License
The Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its full appointed membership, may reinstate the license of an individual whose license has been revoked.
Section 21-401 – Misrepresentation as Registered Environmental Health Specialist Prohibited
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, unless a person is licensed under this title, the person may not practice as an environmental health specialist. (b) Unless a person is licensed under this title, the person may not use the title “environmental health specialist” or “licensed environmental health specialist” or the initials “E.H.S.” or “L.E.H.S.” after […]
Section 21-402 – Penalties
A person who violates any provision of § 21–301 of this title or § 21–401 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both.
Section 21-501 – Short Title
This title may be cited as the “Maryland Environmental Health Specialists Act”.