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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 21-401 – 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.