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VETOES

(A)  THE SECRETARY MAY:

(1)  INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE CONFORMANCE
OF A LICENSEE OF MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS SUBTITLE OR TO THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE;
AND

(2)  INSPECT THE OPERATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
LICENSED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IN ORDER TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH
REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADEQUATE SAFETY STANDARDS.

(B) IF THE COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE,
PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE. OR STANDARD MEDICAL PRACTICE, THE
COMPLAINT SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMISSION ON MEDICAL
DISCIPLINE OF MARYLAND.

19-1006.

(a) (1) The Secretary may deny a license or a provisional
license to any applicant, or suspend, restrict, or revoke a
license or a provisional license if the applicant has been
convicted of:

(i) A felony that relates to Medicaid; or

(ii) A crime involving moral turpitude,

(2)  The Secretary may deny a license or a provisional
license to any applicant, restrict, suspend, or revoke any
license or a provisional license if the applicant does not meet
the requirements of this subtitle or any regulation that the
Secretary adopts under this subtitle.

(3)  THE SECRETARY MAY DENY A LICENSE UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE IF:

(I)  THE APPLICANT IS A CORPORATE ENTITY THAT
CONTAINS AN OWNER, DIRECTOR, OR OFFICER WHO HELD THE SAME
POSITION IN A DIFFERENT CORPORATION WHICH HAD ITS LICENSE
REVOKED;

(II)  THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT HELD THE SAME
POSITION DESCRIBED IN ITEM (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH (3);

(III)  THE APPLICANT IS A CORPORATE ENTITY THAT
CONTAINS AN OWNER, DIRECTOR, OR OFFICER WHOSE CONDUCT CAUSED THE
REVOCATION OF A PRIOR LICENSE; OR

(IV)  THE CONDUCT OF AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT
CAUSED THE REVOCATION OF A PRIOR LICENSE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1986.