HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         973

(1)  Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts
to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;

(2)  Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3)  Is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo
contendere to a felony or to a crime involving moral turpitude,
whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have
the conviction or plea set aside;

(4)  Abandons a patient;

(5)  Provides professional services while:

(i) Under the influence of alcohol; or

(ii) Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous
substance, as defined in Article 27 of the Code, or other drug
that is in excess of therapeutic amounts or without valid medical
indication;

(6)  Has a condition, illness, or disease that may
impair the ability of the individual to perform podiatric
services;

(7)  Personally uses a controlled dangerous substance
in violation of the law;

(8)  Prescribes or distributes a controlled dangerous
substance to any other person in violation of the law;

(9)  Promotes the sale to a patient of drugs, devices,
appliances, or goods in a manner that exploits the patient for
financial gain;

(10)  Willfully makes or files a false report or
record of podiatric services rendered;

(11)  Willfully fails to file or record any report as
required by law, willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or
recording of the report, or induces another to fail to file or
record the report;

(12)  Submits a false statement to collect a fee;

(13)  Fails to provide the details of the medical
records of a patient to a licensed health care practitioner or
institution or an authorized insurance carrier on proper request;

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

(15)  Practices podiatry with an unauthorized person
or aids an unauthorized person in the practice of podiatry;