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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="14-206" title_number="14" title_name="Physicians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Physicians">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Over the signature of an officer, the executive director, or the deputy director of the Board, the Board may issue subpoenas and administer oaths in connection with any investigation under this title and any hearings or proceedings before it.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If, without lawful excuse, a person disobeys a subpoena from the Board or an order by the Board to take an oath or to testify or answer a question, then, on petition of the Board, a court of competent jurisdiction may punish the person as for contempt of court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If after due notice the individual against whom the action is contemplated fails or refuses to appear, nevertheless the Board may hear and determine the matter.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the entry is necessary to carry out a duty under this title or Title 15 of this article, the Board’s executive director or other duly authorized agent or investigator of the Board may enter at any reasonable hour:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A place of business of a licensee; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Public premises.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person may not deny or interfere with an entry under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of $1,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A disciplinary panel may issue a cease and desist order or obtain injunctive relief against an individual for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Practicing a profession regulated under this title or Title 15 of this article without a license or with an unauthorized person;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Representing to the public, by title, description of services, methods, procedures, or otherwise, that the individual is authorized to practice:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Medicine in this State, in violation of § 14–602 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Respiratory care in this State, in violation of § 14–5A–21 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Radiation therapy, radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation assistance in this State, in violation of § 14–5B–18 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Polysomnography in this State, in violation of § 14–5C–21 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Athletic training in this State, in violation of § 14–5D–17(3) of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>Perfusion in this State, in violation of § 14–5E–21 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Naturopathic medicine in this State, in violation of § 14–5F–30 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>Genetic counseling in this State, in violation of § 14–5G–24 of this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>As a physician assistant in this State, in violation of § 15–402 of this article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>Limited X–ray machine operation in the State, in violation of § 14–306.3 of this title; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Taking any action:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>For which a disciplinary panel determines there is a preponderance of evidence of grounds for discipline under § 14–404, § 14–5A–17, § 14–5B–14, § 14–5C–17, § 14–5E–16, § 14–5F–18, or § 14–5G–18 of this title or § 15–415 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>That poses a serious risk to the health, safety, and welfare of a patient.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including hearing procedures and sanctions for noncompliance with a cease and desist order.</text>
  </level>
</section>
