HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              3223

Practice of Dentistry - Business Entities

FOR the purpose of eliminating the prohibition against
licensed dentists practicing dentistry as a business
entity and under the name of a business entity; and
allowing the State Board of Dental Examiners to adopt
rules and regulations to allow licensed dentist to
practice dentistry under certain conditions and for
certain purposes authorizing a licensed dentist to use
a trade name in connection with the practice of
dentistry under certain conditions.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations
Section 4-603 4-502(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Volume and 1981 Supplement)

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

Article - Health Occupations

4-603.

(a) [Except as otherwise provided by law; a licensed
dentist may not practice dentistry:

(1) Under a name other than the name of the
licensee;

(2) As a business entity; or

(3) Under the name of a business entity.] TO
ASSURE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF LICENSED DENTISTS, THE BOARD
MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH A LICENSED DENTIST MAY PRACTICE DENTISTRY:

(1) AS A BUSINESS ENTITY; OR

(2) UNDER THE NAME OF A BUSINESS ENTITY.

(b) A licensed dentist may practice, under the name of
the licensee, as an employee of a health maintenance
organization that is certified by the State Insurance
Commissioner.

4-502.

(D) A LICENSED DENTIST MAY USE A TRADE NAME IN

CONNECTION WITH THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY PROVIDED THAT: