Ch. 173

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(i) Meets the qualifications otherwise required by this subtitle; and

(ii) 1. Became licensed in the other state or country after passing,
in that state or country, an examination that the Board determines to be comparable to
the examination for which the applicant is seeking the waiver; or

2. Became registered by the Commission on Dietetic
Registration of the American Dietetic Association after meeting the examination waiver
requirements of that Commission or its predecessor.

[(c) The Board may grant a waiver only if the state or country in which the
applicant is licensed waives the examination of licensees of this State to a similar extent
as this State waives the examination requirements for individuals licensed in that state.]

5-311.

Subject to the hearing provisions of § 5-312 of this subtitle, the Board, on the
affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, may deny a license to any
applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or
licensee:

(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)      Violates any provision of this title or any regulations adopted under this
title; [or]

(4)      Refuses, withholds from, denies, or discriminates against an individual
with regard to the provision of professional service for which the licensee is licensed and
qualified to render because the individual is HIV positive;

(5)      COMMITS FRAUD OR DECEIT IN THE PRACTICE OF DIETETICS;

(6)      IS CONVICTED OF OR PLEADS 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;

(7)      OBTAINS OR ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN A FEE THROUGH FRAUD OR
MISREPRESENTATION;

(8)      EMPLOYS ANY UNLICENSED PERSON OR ANY PERSON TO PRACTICE
DIETETICS WHOSE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE TO PRACTICE A HEALTH OCCUPATION
UNDER THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED;

(9)      INTENTIONALLY USES OR PROMOTES OR CAUSES THE USE OF ANY
MISLEADING, DECEIVING, IMPROBABLE, OR UNTRUTHFUL ADVERTISING MATTER,
OR PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE, TESTIMONIAL, GUARANTEE, WARRANTY, LABEL,
BRAND, INSIGNIA, OR OTHER REPRESENTATION;

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