HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Section 15-202(a) and 15-311(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter __ (H.B. 1) of the Acts

of the General Assembly of 1981)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland

(as enacted by Chapter ____ (H.B. 1) of the Acts of the

General Assembly of 1981) be repealed, amended, or enacted
to read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

15-202.

(a) (1) The Board consists of six members.

(2) Of the six Board members:

(i) Five shall be licensed podiatrists;

and

(ii) One shall be a consumer member.

(3)  The Governor shall appoint the podiatrist
members, with the advice of the Secretary, from [lists] A
LIST of names submitted by [the Board and] the Maryland
Podiatry Association. The number of names on [each] THE
list shall be twice the number of vacancies. [In making
appointments to the Board, the Governor shall give equal
consideration to each list.]

(4)  The Governor shall appoint the consumer
member with the advice of the Secretary and the advice and
consent of the Senate.

15-311.

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 15-313 of
this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a
majority of its members then serving, may deny a license to
any applicant, reprimand any licensee, place any licensee on
probation, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant
or licensee:

(1)  Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or
attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee
or for another;

(2)  Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3)  Is convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude;

(4)  Abandons a patient;