PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 436

the sodding, seeding or planting in or about the premises of any shrubs, trees, plants,
flowers or nursery products, and the grading, filling, landscaping, and paving of the
premises.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 436
(House Bill 222)

AN ACT concerning

State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - Identification of Physicians as Specialists

FOR the purpose of repealing certain provisions of law relating to the identification of
physicians as specialists in fields of medical practice by the State Board of Physician
Quality Assurance.

BY repealing

Article - Health Occupations

Section 14-604

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

[ 14-604.

(a)     A physician may not represent to the public that the physician is a specialist in
any field of specialized medical practice unless identified as a specialist in that field by
the Board.

(b)     If a physician requests, the Board shall determine whether the physician
qualifies for Board identification as a specialist.

(c)     (1) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations concerning application
procedures, fees, and required qualifications for identification as a specialist.

(2) The qualifications required of applicants for Board identification as a
specialist may include:

(i) The requirements established by the American Board of Medical
Specialties, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and the Accreditation Council for
Graduate Medical Education;

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