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Subtitle 1 - Definitions
Section 1-101 - Definitions - (a) In this article the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-102 - Legislative Policy - (a) It is the policy of the State that health...
Subtitle 2 - General Provisions
Section 1-201 - Verification - (a) A requirement in this article that a document be...
Section 1-202 - Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act - Before any license or permit may be issued under this...
Section 1-203 - Authority of Secretary - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 1-204 - Employment Vacancy Rates in Areas of Shortage - (a) In this section the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-205 - Establishment of Fees - Each health occupation board may consider regional and national averages...
Section 1-207 - Notice Explaining Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guidelines on Universal Precautions - The Department, in consultation with the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty...
Section 1-207.1 - Identification and Posting of Information Relating to Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder - (a) In this section, “health care practitioner” means a person...
Section 1-208 - Uniform Claims Forms - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 1-209 - Fees for Maryland Health Care Commission - (a) Each board shall assess each applicant for a license...
Section 1-210 - Lists of Persons Issued Licenses or Certificates Under This Article - (a) By August 31 of each year, each health occupation...
Section 1-211 - Practice of Health Occupation on Animal - A person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to...
Section 1-212 - Sexual Misconduct Prohibited; Regulations; Discipline - (a) Each health occupations board authorized to issue a license...
Section 1-212.1 - Conversion Therapy for Minors Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 1-213 - Renewal of Licenses or Permits; Verification of Payment of Taxes or Unemployment Insurance Contributions - (a) A license or permit is considered renewed for purposes...
Section 1-214 - Diversity of Members of Health Occupations Boards - To the extent practicable, the members appointed to each health...
Section 1-215 - Board Vacancy - (a) Each health occupations board authorized to issue a license...
Section 1-216 - Training Process and Materials - The health occupations boards authorized to issue a license or...
Section 1-217 - Confirmation of Appointment of Administrator or Executive Director - The Secretary shall confirm the appointment of each administrator or...
Section 1-218 - Racial and Ethnic Information About Applicant - Each health occupations board authorized to issue a license or...
Section 1-219 - Sanctions for Failure to Comply With Governor's Orders Under Governor's Health Emergency Powers - (a) In this section, “health care practitioner” means a person...
Section 1-220 - Development and Implementation of Secure Electronic System for License, Permit, Certification, or Registration Renewals - (a) Each health occupation board may develop a secure electronic...
Section 1-221 - Identification Badge for Health Care Practitioners - (a) In this section, “health care practitioner” means a person...
Section 1-221.1 - Performance of Pelvic, Prostate, or Rectal Examination by Health Care Practitioner - (a) In this section, “health care practitioner” means a person...
Section 1-222 - Prohibition Against Concurrent Service on Boards and Advisory Committees - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 1-223 - Limits on Prescribing Opioids - (a) In this section, “controlled dangerous substance” has the meaning...
Section 1-224 - Tip Line - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL JULY 31, 2022 PER CHAPTER 211 OF...
Section 1-225 - Completion of Implicit Bias Training Program by Applicants -- Effective Date of Requirements - (a) An applicant for the renewal of a license or...
Section 1-226 - Race and Ethnicity Information Option Included on Application Form -- Encouragement to Provide - Each health occupations board authorized to issue a license or...
Subtitle 3 - Patient Referrals
Section 1-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-302 - Prohibited Referrals; Exceptions; Disclosures - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...
Section 1-303 - Disclosure of Beneficial Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section...
Section 1-304 - Disclosure to Third Party Payors - (a) A health care practitioner shall disclose the name of...
Section 1-305 - Collections for Services Provided Pursuant to Prohibited Referral - (a) If a referring health care practitioner, a health care...
Section 1-306 - Direct Billing of Anatomic Pathology Services - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 1-307 - Disciplinary Actions; Investigations - (a) A health care practitioner who fails to comply with...
Subtitle 4 - Medical Review Committees
Section 1-401 - Medical Review Committees - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 1-402 - Law Governing Recoveries Against Medical Review Bodies and Professional Peer Review Activities - (a) In accordance with the Health Care Quality Improvement Act...
Subtitle 5 - Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act
Section 1-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-502 - Prohibited Acts - Subject to § 1-503 of this subtitle, an employer may...
Section 1-503 - Requirements for Protection - The protection provided against a violation of § 1-502 of...
Section 1-504 - Civil Action and Venue; Limitation of Action - (a) Any employee who is subject to a personnel action...
Section 1-505 - Remedies; Attorney's Fees and Expenses - In any action brought under this subtitle, a court may:...
Section 1-506 - Defense - In any action brought under this subtitle, it is a...
Subtitle 6 - General Clarification of the Disciplinary Process
Section 1-601 - "Health Occupations Board" Defined - In this subtitle, “health occupations board” means a board authorized...
Section 1-602 - Disciplinary Subcommittee - (a) After consultation with the Secretary and to the extent...
Section 1-603 - Charges - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 1-604 - Peer Review - (a) If a statute authorizes a health occupations board to...
Section 1-605 - Program for a Single Standard of Care Violation - (a) As an alternative to a formal hearing, each health...
Section 1-606 - Sanctioning Guidelines - (a) Each health occupations board shall adopt specific sanctioning guidelines,...
Section 1-607 - Posting of Final, Public Order - Each health occupations board shall post on the board’s Web...
Section 1-608 - Timeliness of Complaint Resolution - The Secretary shall monitor the timeliness of complaint resolution for...
Section 1-609 - Guidelines for Separate Roles of Assistant Attorneys General and Prosecutor - (a) Each health occupations board shall collaborate with the Office...
Subtitle 7 - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses -- Licensing
Section 1-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-702 - Credit for Experience, Training, and Education for Service Members - (a) In calculating an individual’s years of practice in a...
Section 1-703 - Service Members -- Renewal of License or Certificate After Expiration of Renewal Period; Completion of Continuing Education or Competency Requirements or Criminal History Records Check - A health occupations board may allow a licensee or certificate...
Section 1-704 - Duties of Health Occupations Board - (a) (1) Each health occupations board shall develop a procedure...
Section 1-705 - Publication of Process on Website - Each health occupations board shall publish prominently on its Web...
Section 1-706 - Regulations - Each health occupations board may adopt regulations to carry out...
Subtitle 8 - Continuing Education in Health Care Disparities, Cultural and Linguistic Competency, and Health Literacy
Section 1-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-802 - Duties of Boards to List Courses - (a) (1) The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities...
Subtitle 9 - Teletherapy
Section 1-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-902 - General Consideration - A health care practitioner may use teletherapy if: (1) The...
Section 1-903 - Regulations - Each health occupations board listed in § 1–901(b)(2) of this...
Subtitle 10 - Telehealth
Section 1-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 1-1002 - Prerequisites for Establishment of Synchronous or Asynchronous Telehealth Interaction - A health care practitioner may establish a practitioner–patient relationship through...
Section 1-1003 - Standards of Practice Applicable -- Clinical Evaluation -- Conditions Precedent to Prescribing Opiates or Controlled Substances - (a) A health care practitioner providing telehealth services shall: (1)...
Section 1-1004 - Documentation of Services Provided -- Confidentiality - (a) A health care practitioner shall document in a patient’s...
Section 1-1005 - Authorized Telehealth Practitioners - A health care practitioner providing health care services through telehealth...
Section 1-1006 - Regulations Authorized -- Standard of Care - (a) A health occupations board may adopt regulations to implement...