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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="18-907" title_number="18" title_name="Disease Prevention" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Catastrophic Health Emergency Disease Surveillance and Response Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with any order, regulation, or directive issued in accordance with § 18-905 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a health care facility fails to comply with an order, regulation, or directive issued under § 18-903 or § 18-904 of this subtitle, the Secretary may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $3,000 for each offense.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a health care practitioner fails to comply with an order, regulation, or directive issued under § 18-903 or § 18-904 of this subtitle, the Secretary may request the appropriate licensing board to take disciplinary action against the health care practitioner, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Placing the licensee or certificate holder on probation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Suspending or revoking the license or certificate holder; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Imposing a civil penalty not to exceed $3,000 for each offense.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A health care provider acting in good faith and in accordance with a catastrophic health emergency disease surveillance and response program is immune from civil or criminal liability related to those actions, unless the health care provider acts with willful misconduct.</text>
  </level>
</section>
