§ 8-205.1. Prevention of unreasonable anticompetitive actions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: June 1, 2017
Effective: June 1, 2017
MD Code, State Government, § 8-205.1
§ 8-205.1. Prevention of unreasonable anticompetitive actions
(a) Except as provided in § 1-203(c) of the Health Occupations Article, the secretary of each principal department shall supervise each unit of State government within the secretary's jurisdiction that is composed in whole or in part of individuals participating in the occupation or profession regulated by the unit in order to:
(b) If the secretary or the secretary's designee finds that a proposed decision or action of the unit may result in an unreasonable anticompetitive decision or may not further a clearly articulated State policy to displace competition in the regulated marketplace, the secretary or the secretary's designee shall:
(c) The secretary or the secretary's designee may not approve a decision or an action of a unit that does not further a clearly articulated State policy to displace competition in the regulated market.
(d) A decision or an action of a unit may not constitute a final decision or action of the unit until after the secretary or the secretary's designee has conducted the review required under subsection (b) of this section.
(e) A final decision or action of a unit shall comply with the written decision of the secretary or the secretary's designee issued in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(f) Neither the secretary nor the secretary's designee may be an individual who is appointed by, under the oversight of, or a member of a board or commission whose decision or action is the subject of review under subsection (b) of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 2017, c. 613, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 614, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017.
MD Code, State Government, § 8-205.1, MD STATE GOVT § 8-205.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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