PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 528

(15)   Pays or agrees to pay any sum to any person for bringing or referring a
patient;

(16)   [ Grossly and willfully:

(i) Overcharges for professional services; or

(ii) Submits false statements to collect fees for which services are not
provided] OVERUTILIZES HEALTH CARE SERVICES;

(17)   Is disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary authority of any other state or
country or convicted by a court of any state or country for an act that would be grounds
for disciplinary action under this section;

(18)   Practices chiropractic with an unauthorized person or supervises or aids
an unauthorized person in the practice of chiropractic;

(19)   Violates any rule or regulation adopted by the Board;

(20)   Behaves immorally in the practice of chiropractic;

(21)   Commits an act of unprofessional conduct in the practice of chiropractic;
[or]

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

(23)    SUBMITS FALSE STATEMENTS TO COLLECT FEES FOR WHICH
SERVICES WERE NOT PROVIDED;

(24)    MISREPRESENTS QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE;

(25)    IS PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY IMPAIRED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT
IMPAIRS THE APPLICANTS OR LICENSEE'S ABILITY TO PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC
SAFELY; OR

(26)    VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE.
3-314.

(a) If after a hearing under § 3-315 of this subtitle the Board finds that there are
grounds under § 3-313 of this subtitle to suspend or revoke a license, the Board may
impose a penalty not exceeding $5,000 FOR EACH VIOLATION:

(1)     Instead of suspending the license; or

(2)     In addition to suspending or revoking the license.
3-315.

(G) IF, AFTER A HEARING, A CHIROPRACTOR IS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF §
3-313 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE CHIROPRACTOR SHALL PAY TO THE BOARD THE COSTS
FOR COURT REPORTING SERVICES.

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