Notwithstanding any other law, the Board may not require as a qualification to obtain a license or as a condition to renew a license:
(1) Certification by a nationally recognized accrediting organization that specializes in a specific area of medicine; or
(2) Maintenance of certification by a nationally recognized accrediting organization that specializes in a specific area of medicine that includes continuous reexamination to measure core competencies in the practice of medicine as a requirement for maintaining certification.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 14-301 - License Required
Section 14-302 - Exceptions From Licensing -- in General
Section 14-306 - Duties Delegated by a Licensed Physician
Section 14-307 - Qualifications of Applicants
Section 14-308 - Alternative Education Qualification
Section 14-308.1 - Criminal History Records Check
Section 14-309 - Applications for Licenses
Section 14-312 - Verification by Physician of Maintenance of Insurance
Section 14-313 - Issuance of License; Consideration of Criminal History Record Information
Section 14-313.1 - Verification by Compact Physician Regarding Licensure
Section 14-314 - Scope of License; Name
Section 14-315 - Exemption From License Fee
Section 14-316 - Term and Renewal of Licenses; Notice of Change of Physician's Address
Section 14-317 - Reinstatement of Expired Licenses
Section 14-318 - Limited License for Postgraduate Teaching
Section 14-319 - Licensure of Eminent Physicians
Section 14-320 - Inactive Status
Section 14-322 - Prohibition on Requiring Specialty Certification