(a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of the license:
(1) A licensed direct–entry midwife may not surrender a license; and
(2) A license may not lapse by operation of law while the licensee is under investigation or while charges are pending against the licensee.
(b) The Board may set conditions on an agreement with the licensed direct–entry midwife under investigation or against whom charges are pending to accept surrender of the license.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6C - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives
Section 8-6C-02 - Practice of Direct-Entry Midwifery
Section 8-6C-03 - Transfer to Health Care Practitioner Under Certain Conditions
Section 8-6C-04 - Consultation With Health Care Practitioner; Emergency Transfer to Hospital
Section 8-6C-06 - License Required
Section 8-6C-07 - Duties Where Patient Chooses Home Birth in Prohibited Situations
Section 8-6C-08 - Written Plan for Emergency Transfer Required
Section 8-6C-09 - Standardized Informed Consent Agreement
Section 8-6C-11 - Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee
Section 8-6C-12 - Duties of Committee
Section 8-6C-13 - Qualifications for License
Section 8-6C-14 - License -- Application; Fee
Section 8-6C-16 - License -- Issuance
Section 8-6C-17 - Authority Conferred
Section 8-6C-18 - Expiration; Renewal
Section 8-6C-19 - License -- Surrender or Lapse
Section 8-6C-20 - Denial, Surrender, or Revocation of License; Reprimands, Probation
Section 8-6C-21 - Misrepresentations Prohibited
Section 8-6C-22 - Immunity of Health Care Providers