Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS › Chapter 10.32.08 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Section 10.32.08.09 - Prohibited Conduct

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Subject to
				  the hearing provisions of Health Occupations Article, §
										14-405, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland, the Board may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any
				  licensee, place any licensee on probation, or suspend or revoke a license if
				  the applicant or licensee:
(1) Fraudulently or
				  deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant, for the
				  licensee, or for another;
(2)
				  Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;
(3) Is guilty of unprofessional or immoral
				  conduct in the practice of athletic training;
(4) Is professionally, physically, or
				  mentally incompetent;
(5) Abandons
				  a patient;
(6) Habitually is
				  intoxicated;
(7) Is addicted to, or
				  habitually abuses, any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance as defined in
				  Criminal Law Article, §
											5-101, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
(8) Provides professional
				  services while:
(a) Under the influence of
				  alcohol; or
(b) Using:
(i) Any narcotic or controlled dangerous
				  substance as defined in Criminal Law Article, §
													5-101, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland; or
(ii) Any other drug
				  that is in excess of therapeutic amounts or without valid medical
				  indication;
(9) Promotes the sale of services, drugs,
				  devices, appliances, or goods to a patient so as to exploit the patient for
				  financial gain;
(10) Willfully
				  makes or files a false report or record in the practice of athletic
				  training;
(11) Willfully fails to
				  file or record any report as required under law, willfully impedes or obstructs
				  the filing or recording of the report, or induces another to fail to file or
				  record the report;
(12) Breaches
				  patient confidentiality;
(13) Pays
				  or agrees to pay any sum or provide any form of remuneration or material
				  benefit to any for bringing or referring a patient or accepts or agrees to
				  accept any sum or any form of remuneration or material benefit from an
				  individual for bringing or referring a patient;
(14) Knowingly makes a misrepresentation
				  while practicing athletic training;
(15) Knowingly practices athletic training
				  with an unauthorized individual or aids an unauthorized individual in the
				  practice of athletic trainer services;
(16) Offers, undertakes, or agrees to cure or
				  treat disease by a secret method, treatment, or medicine;
(17) Is disciplined by a licensing,
				  certifying, or disciplinary authority or is convicted or disciplined by a court
				  of any state or country or is disciplined by any branch of the United States
				  uniformed services or the Veterans Administration for an act that would be
				  grounds for disciplinary action under Health Occupations Article, § 15-5
				  D-14, Annotated Code of Maryland;
(18) Fails to meet appropriate standards for
				  delivery of athletic training services;
(19) Knowingly submits false statements to
				  collect fees for which services have not been provided;
(20) Has been subject to investigation or
				  disciplinary action by a licensing or disciplinary authority or by a court of
				  any state or country for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action
				  under the Board's disciplinary statutes and the licensed individual:
(a) Surrendered the license issued by the
				  state or country; or
(b) Allowed
				  the license issued by the state or country to expire or lapse;
(21) Knowingly fails to report
				  suspected child abuse in violation of Family Law Article, §
											5-704, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
(22) Sells, prescribes,
				  gives away, or administers drugs for illegal or illegitimate medical
				  purposes;
(23) Practices or
				  attempts to practice beyond the authorized scope of practice;
(24) Refuses, withholds from, denies, or
				  discriminates against an individual with regard to the provision of
				  professional services for which the licensee is licensed and qualified to
				  render because the individual is HIV positive;
(25) Practices or attempts to practice an
				  athletic training procedure or uses or attempts to use athletic training
				  equipment if the applicant or licensee has not received education and training
				  in the performance of the procedure or the use of the equipment;
(26) Fails to cooperate with a lawful
				  investigation conducted by the Board;
(27) Fails to practice under the supervision
				  of a physician or violates the approved evaluation and treatment protocol;
				  or
(28) Violates an order of the
				  Board, including any condition of probation.