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§ 8-706. Employment of unlicensed persons, generally

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Nurses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-706
§ 8-706. Employment of unlicensed persons, generally
Practice registered nursing
(a) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice registered nursing any individual who is not authorized to practice registered nursing under this title.
Advanced practice registered nursing
(b) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice advanced practice registered nursing any individual who is not authorized to practice advanced practice registered nursing under this title.
Practice licensed practical nursing
(c) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice licensed practical nursing any individual who is not authorized to practice licensed practical nursing under this title.
Performing delegated nursing duties
(d) An individual may not knowingly employ any individual who is not authorized to perform delegated nursing duties under this title.
Practice as a certified nursing assistant
(e) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice as a certified nursing assistant any individual who is not authorized to practice as a certified nursing assistant under this title.
Practice as a certified medication technician
(f) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice as a certified medication technician any individual who is not authorized to practice as a certified medication technician under this title.
Practice as a certified medicine aide
(g) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice as a certified medicine aide any individual who is not authorized to practice as a certified medicine aide under this title.
Practice as a certified dialysis technician
(h) An individual may not knowingly employ to practice as a certified dialysis technician any individual who is not authorized to practice as a certified dialysis technician under this title.

Credits

Added as Health Occupations § 7-706 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 614, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-706 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 455, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 456, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 206, § 1, eff. April 26, 2005; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 681, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 43, § 301.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-706, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-706
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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