Section 17-505 – Inactive Status; Reinstatement
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board shall place a licensee or certificate holder on inactive status, if the licensee or certificate holder: (i) Submits to the Board an application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and (ii) Pays the inactive status fee set by the Board. (2) The Board […]
Section 17-507 – Professional Disclosure Statement
(a) Any individual who is licensed under Subtitle 3 of this title or certified under Subtitle 4 of this title may not charge a client or receive remuneration for counseling or therapy services unless: (1) Before the performance of those services, the client is furnished a copy of a professional disclosure statement; or (2) (i) This professional disclosure statement […]
Section 17-508 – Surrender of License or Certificate
(a) In this section, “regulated counselor or therapist” means: (1) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor; (2) A licensed clinical marriage and family therapist; (3) A licensed clinical professional art therapist; (4) A licensed clinical professional counselor; (5) A licensed graduate alcohol and drug counselor; (6) A licensed graduate marriage and family therapist; (7) A licensed graduate professional art therapist; (8) A licensed […]
Section 17-509 – Denial, Probation, Suspension or Revocation of Trainee Status, License, or Certificate
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 17–511 of this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, may deny trainee status, a license, or a certificate to any applicant, place any trainee, licensee, or certificate holder on probation, reprimand any trainee, licensee, or certificate holder, or suspend, […]
Section 17-510 – Penalty
(a) If after a hearing under § 17–511 of this subtitle the Board finds that there are grounds under § 17–509 of this subtitle to place any licensee or certificate holder on probation, reprimand any licensee or certificate holder, or suspend or revoke a license or certificate, the Board may impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000: […]
Section 17-511 – Administrative Hearing
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, before the Board takes any action under § 17–509 of this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in […]
Section 17-512 – Review
(a) Except as provided in this section for an action under § 17–409 of this title, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in § 10–201 of the State Government Article, may petition for judicial review as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) Any person aggrieved by […]
Section 17-513 – Remedies
(a) The Board may issue a cease and desist order or obtain injunctive relief for a violation of any provision of § 17–301 or §§ 17–601 through 17–603 of this title. (b) An action may be maintained in the name of the State or the Board to enjoin: (1) The unauthorized practice of alcohol and drug counseling and […]
Section 17-513.1 – Examination of Applicants, Licensees, Certificate Holders, and Trainees
(a) If, while reviewing an application for licensure, certification, or trainee status, or investigating an allegation against a licensee, certificate holder, or trainee under this title, the Board finds reasonable evidence indicating that the applicant, licensee, certificate holder, or trainee may cause harm to a person, the Board shall require the applicant, licensee, certificate holder, or […]
Section 17-514 – Reinstatement of Revoked License or Certificate, Reduction of Suspension or Probation Period, or Withdrawal of Reprimand
For reasons the Board considers sufficient, and on the affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, the Board may: (1) Reinstate a license or certificate that has been revoked; (2) Reduce the period of a suspension or probation; or (3) Withdraw a reprimand.