WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 109

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department,
on or before January 1 of each year, shall submit a report to the
Legislative Policy Committee that contains the following
information for the previous year:

1. The number of physicians investigated under each of the
disciplinary grounds enumerated under § 14-504 of the Health
Occupations Article;

2. The average length of time spent investigating
allegations brought against physicians under each of the
disciplinary grounds enumerated under § 14-504 of the Health
Occupations Article;

3. The number of extensions granted from the time

limitations established in this Act for completing preliminary
investigations and the reasons for granting those extensions;

4. 3. The number of cases not completed within 6 months 1
year and the reasons for the failure to complete the cases in 6
months 1 year;

5. 4. The number of physicians who were reprimanded or
placed on probation, or who had their licenses suspended or
revoked;

6. 5. The number of unresolved allegations pending before
the Board;

7. 6. The number and nature of allegations filed with the
Board concerning cardiac rescue technicians, aviation trauma
technicians, emergency medical technicians, medical radiation
technicians, and physician assistants; and

8. 7. The adequacy of current Board staffing in meeting the
workload of the Board.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the time

limitations frames for investigating and completing the

disposition of complaints that set forth allegations of grounds
for disciplinary or other action established under the Health
Occupations Article, § 14-501(h) of this Act are directory to the
Board of Physician Quality Assurance and may not be construed as
a defense or bar to a complaint or any action on a complaint
against a licensee in any proceedings arising out of this Act.

SECTION 3. 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
publishers of the Annotated Code of Maryland, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Department of Legislative
Reference, shall propose a plan of correction to change
references throughout the Annotated Code to the State Board of

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