ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 456

8-6A-10.

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8-317 of this title, the Board may
deny a certificate or issue a probationary certificate to any applicant, reprimand any
certificate holder, place any certificate holder on probation, or suspend or revoke the
certificate of a certificate holder, if the applicant or certificate holder:

(1)     Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a
certificate for the applicant or for another;

(2)     Fraudulently or deceptively uses a certificate;

(3)     Is disciplined by a licensing, military, or disciplinary authority in this
State or in any other state or country or convicted or disciplined by a court in this
State or in any other state or country for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary
action under the Board's disciplinary statutes;

(4)     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;

(5)     Files a false report or record of an individual under the certificate
holder's care;

(6)     Gives any false or misleading information about a material matter in
an employment application;

(7)     Fails to file or record any health record that is required by law;

(8)     Induces another person to fail to file or record any health record that
is required by law;

(9)     Has violated any order, rule, or regulation of the Board relating to the
practice or certification of a nursing assistant OR MEDICATION TECHNICIAN;

(10)   Provides services as a nursing assistant OR MEDICATION
TECHNICIAN while:

(i) Under the influence of alcohol; or

(ii) Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance, as
defined in § 5-101 of the Criminal Law Article, or other drug that is in excess of
therapeutic amounts or without valid medical indication;

(11)   Is habitually intoxicated;

(12)   Is addicted to, or habitually abuses, any narcotic or controlled
dangerous substance as defined in § 5-101 of the Criminal Law Article;

(13)   Has acted in a manner inconsistent with the health or safety of a
person under the applicant or certificate holder's care;

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