Ch. 528                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND .

(b) A licensee on inactive status may reactivate the license at any time if the
licensee:

(1)     Complies with the continuing education requirements in effect for the
[year] RENEWAL PERIOD in which the licensee seeks to reactivate the license; and

(2)     Pays the reinstatement fee set by the Board.

3-313.

Subject to the hearing provisions of § 3-315 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a
license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, place any licensee on probation, WITH
OR WITHOUT CONDITIONS, or suspend or revoke a license, OR ANY COMBINATION
THEREOF, 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)     Practices chiropractic under a false name;

(4)     Impersonates another practitioner;

(5)     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;                         

(6)     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;

(7)     Solicits or advertises in a false or misleading manner or in any other
manner not approved by the Board;

(8)     Is unethical in the conduct of the practice of chiropractic;

(9)     Is professionally[, physically, or mentally] incompetent;

(10)   Abandons a patient;

(11)   Misrepresents the effectiveness of any treatment, drugs, devices,
appliances, or goods to a patient so as to exploit the patient for financial gain;

(12)   [ Willfully makes] MAKES or files a false report or record in the practice
of chiropractic;

(13)   [ Willfully fails] FAILS to file or record any report as required by law;

(14)   [Willfully impedes] IMPEDES or_: obstructs the filing or recording of the
report, or induces another to fail to file or record the report;

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