In determining whether to impose a penalty and the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider the following factors:

1. A. The cost of investigating and prosecuting the case against the individual;
2. B. The extent of actual or potential public harm caused by the violation;
3. C. The extent to which the individual derived any financial benefit from the violation;
4. D. The history of any previous violation;
5. E. The willfulness of the improper conduct; and
6. F. Any mitigating factors as presented by the licensee.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§2-205, 2-314.9, and 2-315, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: April 7, 1997 (24:7 Md. R. 553)

Regulation .01 amended effective October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1824)

Regulation .02 amended effective August 5, 2024 (51:15 Md. R. 708)

Regulation .03 amended effective September 26, 2016 (43:19 Md. R. 1072)