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Ch. 539
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(i) addresses the treatment and management of
opiate-dependent patients in an office-based setting; and
(ii) satisfies the training requirements that the Board
establishes in the regulations adopted under subsection (b)(2) of this section].
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[(d)] (B) To the extent feasible, the Board shall, in cooperation with the
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, develop an outreach strategy to educate
opioid addicts about the availability of office-based, medication-assisted opioid
addiction therapy.
(C) THE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS REGARDING EXPERIENCE
OR TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO QUALIFY A PHYSICIAN TO
PRACTICE OFFICE-BASED, MEDICATION-ASSISTED OPIOID ADDICTION
THERAPY.
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Chapter 252 of the Acts of 2003
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SECTION 8. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the entity or entities
with which the State Board of Physicians contracts under § 14-401(e) of the Health
Occupations Article for further investigation and poor review of allegations based on §
14-404(a)(22) of the Health Occupations Article shall utilize two peer reviewers; and
in the event of a lack of agreement between the two reviewers, the Board shall utilize
a third reviewer to [render a final peer review decision] AFFIRM THE DECISION OF
ONE OF THE PEER REVIEWERS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Board of
Physicians shall make regulatory changes necessary to reflect the procedures of the
Board, including exceptions from licensure, and to implement the recommendations
made in the "Report on the Maryland Board of Physicians' Investigative Processes and
Optimal Caseloads" on or before September 1, 2007.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before July 1,
2007, the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene shall standardize job classifications
for investigators at the State Board of Physicians by increasing the base salary grade
to a Grade 16.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Chief Administrative
Law Judge shall designate 15 specific a pool of administrative law judges in the Office
of Administrative Hearings to hear cases referred to it by the State Board of
Physicians.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That the State Board of
Physicians shall provide training at least annually to the personnel of the Office of
Administrative Hearings in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the hearings
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