PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 678

(21) KNOWINGLY DOES AN ACT THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE
BOARD TO BE A VIOLATION OF THE BOARD'S REGULATIONS.

(B) IF, AFTER A HEARING UNDER § 8-317 § 3-315 OF THIS TITLE, THE BOARD
FINDS THAT THERE ARE GROUNDS UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION TO
SUSPEND OR REVOKE A LICENSE CERTIFICATE TO PRACTICE MASSAGE THERAPY,
TO REPRIMAND A LICENSE CERTIFICATE HOLDER, OR PLACE A LICENSE
CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON PROBATION, THE BOARD MAY IMPOSE A PENALTY NOT
EXCEEDING $5,000 IN LIEU OF OR IN ADDITION TO SUSPENDING OR REVOKING THE
LICENSE CERTIFICATE, REPRIMANDING THE LICENSE CERTIFICATE HOLDER, OR
PLACING THE LICENSE CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON PROBATION.

(C) (1) AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE LICENSE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN
SUSPENDED OR REVOKED BY THE BOARD SHALL RETURN THE LICENSE
CERTIFICATE TO THE BOARD.

(2) IF THE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN
LOST, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL FILE WITH THE BOARD A VERIFIED STATEMENT TO
THAT EFFECT.

(D) THE BOARD SHALL FILE A NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION IN THE EARLIEST
PUBLICATION OF THE MARYLAND REGISTER OF EACH REVOCATION OR
SUSPENSION OF A LICENSE CERTIFICATE UNDER THIS SECTION WITHIN 24 HOURS OF
THE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION.

8-7A-09. 3-5A-09.

THIS SUBTITLE DOES NOT LIMIT THE RIGHT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO PRACTICE
OR ADVERTISE AN OCCUPATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS OTHERWISE
AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER THE MARYLAND ANNOTATED CODE.

8-7A-10. 3-5A-10.

(A) (1) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION THIS SUBTITLE AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT PRACTICE, ATTEMPT TO
PRACTICE, OR OFFER TO PRACTICE MASSAGE THERAPY IN THIS STATE UNLESS
LICENSED CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD.

(2)     (B) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT LICENSED CERTIFIED AS A
LICENSED CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST UNDER THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT
ADVERTISE OR CLAIM BY TITLE, ABBREVIATION, SIGN, CARD, OR ANY OTHER
REPRESENTATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES MASSAGE, MASSAGE
THERAPY, MYOTHERAPY, OR ANY SYNONYM OR DERIVATION OF THESE TERMS.

(3)     (C) ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THIS
SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $5,000 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN
1 YEAR, OR BOTH.

(B) THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS MAY PRACTICE MASSAGE THERAPY IN
THIS STATE WITHOUT A LICENSE:

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