(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a licensed physician may not employ or supervise an individual practicing respiratory care without a license.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a hospital, related institution, alternative health system, or employer may not employ an individual practicing respiratory care without a license.
(c) A disciplinary panel may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of this section.
(d) The Board shall remit any penalty collected under this subsection into the General Fund of the State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5A - Respiratory Care Practitioners
Section 14-5A-01 - Definitions
Section 14-5A-02 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 14-5A-03 - Regulations
Section 14-5A-05 - Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee -- Established
Section 14-5A-06 - Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee -- Membership
Section 14-5A-08 - Licenses -- in General
Section 14-5A-09 - Qualifications for Licenses
Section 14-5A-10 - Applications for Licenses
Section 14-5A-11 - Issuance of License
Section 14-5A-12 - Authority Conferred by License
Section 14-5A-13 - Expiration, Renewal, and Reinstatement
Section 14-5A-14 - Change of Name or Address
Section 14-5A-16 - Surrender of License
Section 14-5A-17 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- in General
Section 14-5A-18 - Report of Disciplinary Action; Penalties
Section 14-5A-18.1 - Individual Licensee Profiles -- Internet Posting
Section 14-5A-19 - Reinstatement
Section 14-5A-20 - Practicing Without License Prohibited
Section 14-5A-21 - Misrepresentation
Section 14-5A-22 - Authorized Person to Provide Care
Section 14-5A-22.1 - Employment of Individual Practicing Respiratory Care Without License Prohibited
Section 14-5A-23 - Violation; Penalties