After seeking input from the Maryland Department of Labor, the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the Maryland Rural Health Association, the Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the Maryland State Dental Association, community and hospital employers of community health workers, and institutions of postsecondary education with programs in nursing, social work, and dietetics, the Advisory Committee shall advise the Department on:
(1) Community health worker training programs, including tiers of training;
(2) Fees for the issuance and renewal of certificates and other services;
(3) Grandfathering provisions;
(4) Criteria for the denial of a certification application, reprimand of a certificate holder, placing a certificate holder on probation, or suspension or revocation of a certificate;
(5) Hearing procedures before the Department takes any disciplinary action listed under item (4) of this section;
(6) Appeal procedures for a person aggrieved by a decision of the Department;
(7) Criteria for the reinstatement of a suspended or revoked certificate;
(8) Penalties for violations of this subtitle; and
(9) The appropriate term of a certificate and renewal procedures.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 13 - Miscellaneous Health Care Programs
Subtitle 37 - Community Health Workers
Section 13-3702 - State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee
Section 13-3705 - Certification of Community Health Workers
Section 13-3706 - Practice of Community Health Worker
Section 13-3707 - State Community Health Workers Fund