Section 9-2425 - Provisional license(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board shall issue a provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services to an individual who has: (1) taken and passed a nationally or regionally recognized knowledge and ethics exam or other exam approved by the Board; and(2) satisfied other requirements established by the Board.(b) The Board may issue a provisional license to an individual who:(1) except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, otherwise qualifies for a license;(2) submits to the Board an application on the form that the Board provides;(3) does not provide sign language interpretation services in a setting set forth in subsection (c) of this section; and(4) pays to the Board the application fee set by the Board.(c) While a provisional license is in effect, the license holder may not provide sign language interpretation services in the following settings:(2) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a medical setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter; or(3) except as a part of a formal mentorship, a behavioral health setting, unless the individual is accompanied by a licensed sign language interpreter.(d) A provisional license to provide sign language interpretation services expires on the third anniversary of its effective date.(e) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Board may renew a provisional license for one additional 2-year term, if the license holder: (1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board the individual's continued efforts to achieve nationally or regionally recognized certification or to meet other qualifications established by the Board to qualify for a license under this part;(2) submits to the Board a renewal application on the form that the Board provides; and(3) pays to the Board the renewal fee set by the Board.(f) An individual may not hold a provisional license for more than 5 years.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 270, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2023.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 269, Sec. 3, eff. 10/1/2023.