Maryland Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers - a PDH Online Course for Engineers & Land Surveyors

Maryland Laws and Rules
for Professional Engineers

Course Outline

State laws require that all licensed professionals become familiar with the rules regulating their professions. This course provides a review of the Maryland Board Rules for Professional Engineers contained in Title 9 of Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), which include Chapter 01 Procedural Regulations, Chapter 02 Hearing Regulation, Chapter 03 Code of Ethics, and Chapter 06 Continuing Professional Competency Requirements under Subtitle 23. In addition, it covers recent amendments to COMAR 09.23.03.09, which allow for the use of digital signatures by licensees. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will be:

Be familiar with Maryland Board Laws and Rules;
Be aware of the unprofessional conducts;
Understand the range of penalties for professional misconducts;
Be familiar with the mandatory continuing education requirements;
Be familiar with the roles and responsibilities of a professional engineer; and
Have a better understanding of the requirements and other regulatory provisions for practicing engineering in the state of Maryland.

Background

Prior to January 1, 2018, all Maryland licensees are required to obtain 24 Continuing Professional Competency credits in each biennium to renew their licenses. At least 18 out of 24 CPC credits must be in Category A programs; no more than 6 may be in Category B programs. However, the number of hours for continuing education for Maryland engineers has been reduced from 24 to 16 in each biennium, effective January 1, 2018. In addition, there is no Categories A and B requirements.

Course Content

In this course, you are required to study the following documents:

Maryland Laws and Rules for Professional Engineers (24 pages, PDF).

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, save or print the documents for your study.

Course Summary

To safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the public, licensed professionals must fully understand the Board Laws and Rules. A licensee who violates any provision of the Board Laws and Rules may be subject to disciplinary action, such as reprimand, suspension or revocation of the license in addition to fines.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

Code of Maryland Regulations
Maryland Board for Professional Engineers

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered professional engineer. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at his/her own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.