Home Table of Contents

§ 1-603. Charges against licensees or certificate holders

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. General Clarification of the Disciplinary Process (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2010
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-603
§ 1-603. Charges against licensees or certificate holders
Currentness
Limitations
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a health occupations board may not bring charges against a licensee or certificate holder based solely on events contained in a complaint the board receives more than 6 years after:
(1) The day the complainant actually discovered the facts that form the basis of the complaint; or
(2) The day when a reasonable person exercising due diligence should have discovered the facts that form the basis of the complaint.
Complaints not subject to limitations
(b) This section does not apply to a complaint based on:
(1) Criminal convictions or sexual misconduct or other similar boundary violations;
(2) Reciprocal discipline matters;
(3) Ongoing substance abuse;
(4) Fraudulent concealment of material information; or
(5) Acts that occur while a patient is a minor.

Credits

Added by Acts 2010, c. 533, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 534, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-603, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 1-603
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.
End of Document