Md. Code Regs. 10.44.19.05 - Term and Renewal of Certification
A. A
certification as a dental radiation technologist expires on the second
anniversary of the issuance of the certification unless it is renewed for an
additional 2-year term as provided in this regulation.
B. At least 2 months before a certification
as a dental radiation technologist expires, the Board shall send, by
first-class mail to the last known address of the individual so certified, a
renewal notice that states the:
(1) Date on
which the current certification expires;
(2) Date by which the renewal application has
to be received by the Board for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the
certification expires; and
(3)
Amount of the renewal fee.
C. Before a certification as a dental
radiation technologist expires, the individual so certified periodically may
renew the certification for an additional 2 years if the individual:
(1) Applies for renewal of the certification
on a form provided by the Board;
(2) Pays to the Board a fee as set forth in
COMAR 10.44.20; and
(3) Meets one
of the following requirements:
(a) Has
actively practiced dental radiation technology for at least 600 hours within
the 6 years before the expiration of the certification; or
(b) If the applicant has not actively
practiced dental radiation technology in accordance with §C(3)(a) of this
regulation, provides to the Board evidence satisfactory to the Board that the
individual has completed 8 classroom hours of dental continuing education, 4
hours of which shall be on the subject of radiation safety within the 1-year
period preceding renewal.
D. In addition to the requirements of §C
of this regulation, a dental radiation technologist seeking renewal of a
certificate shall complete a 2-hour Board-approved course on infection
control.
E. In addition to the
requirements of §C of this regulation, a dental radiation technologist
seeking renewal of a certificate in 2025 and thereafter shall complete a 3-hour
Board-approved course on infection control.
F. The infection control course identified in
§E of this regulation shall be a single 3-hour course, which teaches the
practices contained in the document Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic
Expectations for Safe Care, Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; October 2016, or its
successor document.
G. After the
expiration date of a certificate to practice dental radiation technology in the
State, the certificate holder may renew the certificate within 30 days of its
expiration if the certificate holder:
(1) Is
otherwise entitled to be issued a certificate;
(2) Complies with the requirements of
§§C(3) and D of this regulation;
(3) Submits to the Board a completed renewal
application on the form provided by the Board; and
(4) Pays to the Board the renewal fee and the
late renewal fee as specified in COMAR 10.44.20.
H. Certification After April 1.
(1) A certificate holder who has failed to
renew a certificate to practice dental radiation technology in this State by
April 1 of the year in which the certificate is due for renewal is prohibited
from practicing dental radiation technology in this State after the expiration
date of the certificate.
(2) If the
Board determines that a dental radiation technologist has practiced dental
radiation technology in this State after the certificate has expired, the Board
may order the dental radiation technologist to immediately cease and desist the
practice of dental radiation technology in this State until the dental
radiation technologist's certificate has been reinstated by the
Board.
(3) The Board may take
action against a dental radiation technologist for unprofessional conduct if
the Board determines that the dental radiation technologist has practiced
dental radiation technology in this State after the dental radiation
technologist's certificate has expired. The Board may impose an administrative
penalty through a nonpublic consent agreement in which the dental radiation
technologist agrees to:
(a) Make an anonymous
donation of $100 to a charitable institution; and
(b) Perform:
(i) 10 hours of Board-approved pro bono
community service; or
(ii) 10 hours
of Board-approved pro bono dental services which the applicant may lawfully
perform.
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of §E
of this regulation, the Board may charge the dental radiation technologist with
unprofessional conduct as provided in Regulation .11 of this chapter.
Notes
Regulation .05D adopted effective February 23, 1998 (25:4 Md. R. 244)
Regulation .05D amended effective March 8, 1999 (26:5 Md. R. 392); April 1, 2002 (29:6 Md. R. 568); April 12, 2004 (31:7 Md. R. 585); September 13, 2004 (31:18 Md. R. 1350)
Regulation .05 amended effective January 26, 2009 (36:2 Md. R. 101)
Regulation .05 amended effective 42:25 Md. R. 1544, eff.
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