Ch. 516

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 516
(House Bill 1034)

AN ACT concerning

State Board of Physician Quality Assurance - licensure of Respiratory Care

Practitioners

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Physician Quality Assurance (Board) to
adopt regulations for the licensure and practice of respiratory care practitioners;
defining certain terms; providing that this Act does not limit the rights of certain
individuals to practice certain occupations; authorizing the Board to set certain
fees; establishing the Respiratory Care Professional Standards Committee
(Committee) within the Board; specifying the membership, powers, and duties of
the Committee; establishing the terms of and requirements for certain members of
the Committee; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Board before the
individual may practice respiratory care; creating certain exceptions; specifying the
qualifications for certain licenses; specifying application procedures for certain
licenses; authorizing the issuance and renewal of certain licenses; authorizing
certain licensed individuals to perform certain acts; providing for the expiration and
renewal of certain licenses; establishing certain grounds for discipline; requiring the
Board to provide certain hearing procedures before certain individuals may be
disciplined under this Act; prohibiting certain acts; making certain exceptions;
establishing certain penalties; providing for the construction of this Act; and generally
relating to the licensure of individuals to practice respiratory care in this State.

BY repealing

Article - Health Occupations

Section 14-507

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 14-405 and 14-408
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health Occupations

Section 14-5A-01 through 14-5A-24, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle
"Subtitle 5A. Respiratory Care Practitioners"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

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