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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 595
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10. QUALIFICATION FOR FAMILY LEAVE; OR
11. ANY OTHER SIMILAR EVENT OR CONDITION.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CONTRARY,
A WAIVER OF CUSTOMER LIABILITY IS NOT CONSIDERED INSURANCE FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS ARTICLE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2006.
Enacted May 26, 2006.
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CHAPTER 595
(House Bill 957)
AN ACT concerning
Maryland Polysomnography Act
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Physicians to adopt regulations for
the licensure and practice of polysomnography; providing that this Act does not
limit the rights of certain individuals to practice certain occupations;
authorizing the Board to set certain fees; establishing the Polysomnography
Professional Standards Committee within the Board; providing for the
membership, powers, and duties of the Committee; establishing the terms and
requirements for certain members of the Committee; requiring that on or before
a certain date an individual be licensed by the Board before the individual may
practice polysomnography; providing that certain licensing provisions do not
apply to students practicing polysomnography under certain circumstances;
providing for the educational requirements for a polysomnographic technologist
license; waiving certain education requirements under certain circumstances
until a certain date; authorizing certain individuals to petition the Board for an
extension to a certain waiver; requiring the Board to determine whether to
grant a certain waiver on a case-by-case basis; providing for the scope of a
polysomnographic technologist license; providing for the issuance, expiration,
and renewal of certain licenses; authorizing the Board to deny a license to an
applicant, refuse to renew a license, reprimand a licensee, suspend or revoke a
license, or impose certain penalties under certain circumstances; establishing
certain hearing and appeal procedures for licensed polysomnographic
technologists; prohibiting certain acts; providing for certain criminal penalties;
establishing certain reporting requirements; requiring that an evaluation of the
Committee be performed on or before a certain date; specifying the terms of the
initial members of the Committee; requiring the State Board of Physicians, the
MD/DC Society for Respiratory Care, and the Maryland Sleep Consortium to
meet and discuss certain developments on the accreditation of polysomnography
programs and report to certain committees; defining certain terms; and
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