HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(14)  Willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or
recording of the report, or induces another to fail to file or
record the report;

(15)  Pays or agrees to pay any sum to any person for
bringing or referring a patient;

(16)  Grossly and willfully:

(i) Overcharges for professional services; or

(ii) Submits false statements to collect fees
for which services are not provided;

(17)   Is disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary
authority of any other state or country or convicted by a court
of any state or country for an act that would be grounds for
disciplinary action under this section; [or]

(18)  Practices chiropractic with an unauthorized
person or supervises or aids an unauthorized person in the
practice of chiropractic[.];

(19)  VIOLATES ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD; OR

(20)  BEHAVES IMMORALLY IN THE PRACTICE OF
CHIROPRACTIC.

3-311.

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative
Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 3-310 of
this subtitle, it shall give the individual against whom the
action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the
Board.

(b)  The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(c)  The individual may be represented at the hearing by
Counsel.

(D)  OVER THE SIGNATURE OF AN OFFICER OR THE ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE BOARD, THE BOARD MAY ISSUE SUBPOENAS AND ADMINISTER OATHS
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INVESTIGATION UNDER THIS TITLE AND ANY
HEARINGS OR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE IT.

(E)   IF, WITHOUT LAWFUL EXCUSE, A PERSON DISOBEYS A SUBPOENA
FROM THE BOARD OR AN ORDER BY THE BOARD TO TAKE AN OATH OR TO
TESTIFY OR ANSWER A QUESTION, THEN, ON PETITION OF THE BOARD, A
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION MAY PUNISH THE PERSON AS FOR
CONTEMPT OF COURT.