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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 17-510 – 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 […]