Section 13-3706 - Practice of community health worker(a) The Department may certify an individual to practice as a community health worker in the State.(b) To qualify for certification, an applicant shall:(1)(i) Have completed a community health worker training program accredited by the Department under § 13-3705 of this subtitle; or(ii) Be exempted by the Department from the training required under item (i) of this item; and(2) Meet any other requirements established by the Department.(c) To apply for certification as a community health worker, an applicant shall:(1) Submit an application to the Department on the form that the Department requires; and(2) Pay any fee and submit any additional materials required by the Department.(d) The Department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.(e) The Department shall include on each certificate that the Department issues: (1) The full name of the certificate holder;(2) The dates of issuance and expiration;(4) The signature of the Department's representative.(f)(1) The Department shall establish a deadline after which an individual must be certified under this subtitle to make representations to the public that the individual is a certified community health worker.(2) On or after the date set under paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless certified as a community health worker under this subtitle, an individual may not represent to the public by title that the individual is certified as a community health worker.(3) An individual who violates paragraph (2) of this subsection is subject to a penalty determined and collected by the Department.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 441,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.