HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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CHAPTER 582

(Senate Bill 931)

AN ACT concerning

Physicians - Prohibitions

FOR the purpose of altering the prohibitions as to use of
certain terms by certain persons to represent that the
person practices medicine; and specifying exceptions as
to when certain individuals may use the term
"physician" to describe the occupation of the
individual.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Health Occupations

Section 14-702

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General Assembly of 1981) be repealed, amended, or enacted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

14-702.

(a)  Unless authorized to practice medicine under this
title, a person may not represent to the public, [by title,]
by description of services, methods, or procedures, or
otherwise, that the person is authorized to practice
medicine in this State.

(b)   [Unless authorized to practice under this title, a
person may not use the words or terms "Dr.", "Doctor", or
"M.D." with the intent to represent that the person
practices medicine.] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
ARTICLE, A PERSON MAY NOT USE THE WORDS OR TERMS "DR.",
"DOCTOR", "PHYSICIAN", OR "M.D." WITH THE INTENT TO
REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON PRACTICES MEDICINE, UNLESS THE
PERSON IS:

(1) LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE UNDER THIS
TITLE;