- A. This chapter shall be used by the Board and the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings as a framework for imposing discipline.
- B. The Board and the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings shall take into consideration a range of activity within certain types of conduct rather than assigning particular sanctions to each specific violation.
- C. The Board shall complete a worksheet for each complaint considered by the Board that is not initially closed.
- D. The Board is aware that there may be conduct by a licensee or certificate holder that does not fall squarely within a particular grid contained in Regulation .06 of this chapter. In that event the Board will so indicate on the worksheet and use its best judgment to determine the appropriate sanction.
- E. The Board and the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings shall make determinations that maximize the protection of the public’s health while maintaining the rights of licensees and certificate holders.
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §1-606, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 23, 2012 (39:1 Md. R. 18)