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§ 14-503. Representations to the public; certification by public or private board

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 14. Physicians (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-503
§ 14-503. Representations to the public; certification by public or private board
Currentness
In general
(a) A physician may not represent to the public that the physician is board certified unless:
(1) The physician is board certified; and
(2) The physician discloses the full name of the board from which the physician is certified and the name of the specialty or subspecialty in which the physician is certified.
Rules and regulations
(b) A physician may advertise only as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Board and subject to subsection (a) of this section.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 14-604 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-505 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-503 by Acts 2002, c. 158, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 224, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 225, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 582, § 2, eff. May 16, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 583, § 2, eff. May 16, 2013.
Formerly Art. 43, § 129.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 14-503, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 14-503
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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