Md. Code Regs. 10.44.19.05

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 10.44.19.05 - [Effective 1/1/2025] 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.

Md. Code Regs. 10.44.19.05

Regulation .05C amended effective November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1934); April 1, 2002 (29:6 Md. R. 568); April 12, 2004 (31:7 Md. R. 585)
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.12/21/2015; amended effective 51:22 Md. R. 957-1028, eff. 1/1/2025.