§ 14–306.4
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 14-306.4 (2026)
Title 14. Physicians
Subtitle 3
§ 14–306.4LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 14–405 of this title, a disciplinary panel, on the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum of the disciplinary panel, may deny a registration to practice as a limited X–ray machine operator to any applicant, reprimand any limited X–ray machine operator registrant, place any registrant on probation, or suspend or revoke a registration, if the applicant or registrant:
(1)
Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a registration for the applicant, registrant, or for another;
(2)
Fraudulently or deceptively uses a registration;
(3)
Is guilty of:
(i)
Immoral conduct in the practice of limited X–ray machine operation; or
(ii)
Unprofessional conduct in the practice of limited X–ray machine operation;
(4)
Is:
(i)
Professionally incompetent;
(ii)
Physically incompetent; or
(iii)
Mentally incompetent;
(5)
Abandons a patient;
(6)
Is habitually intoxicated;
(7)
Is addicted to or habitually abuses any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance as defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article;
(8)
Provides professional services while:
(i)
Under the influence of alcohol; or
(ii)
Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance as defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article or 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 limited X–ray machine operation;
(11)
Willfully fails to file or record any report as required under law, willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or recording of a report, or induces another to fail to file or record a report;
(12)
Breaches patient confidentiality;
(13)
Pays or agrees to pay any sum or provide any form of remuneration or material benefit to any person 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)
Willfully makes a misrepresentation while practicing limited X–ray machine operation;
(15)
Willfully practices limited X–ray machine operation with an unauthorized individual or aids an unauthorized individual in the practice of limited X–ray machine operation;
(16)
Offers, undertakes, or agrees to cure or treat disease by a secret method, treatment, or medicine;
(17)
Is disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary authority or is convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country or is disciplined by any branch of the uniformed services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under the Board’s disciplinary statutes;
(18)
Fails to meet appropriate standards for the delivery of quality limited X–ray machine operation care performed in any outpatient surgical facility, office, hospital or related institution, or any other location in this State;
(19)
Willfully submits false statements to collect fees for which services are not provided;
(20)
(i)
Has been subject to investigation or disciplinary action by a 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
(ii)
Has:
(1)
Surrendered the license, registration, certification, or permit issued by the State or country; or
(2)
Allowed the license, registration, certification, or permit issued by the State or country to expire or lapse;
(21)
Willfully fails to report suspected child abuse in violation of § 5–704 of the Family Law Article;
(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 a limited X–ray machine operation procedure or uses limited X–ray machine operation equipment if the applicant or registrant has not received an education, an internship, training, or experience in the performance of the procedure or the use of the equipment;
(26)
Fails to cooperate with a lawful investigation conducted by the Board or a disciplinary panel;
(27)
Fails to practice under the supervision of a licensed physician or licensed radiographer or violates a supervisory order of a supervising physician or supervising radiographer; or
(28)
Fails to complete a criminal history records check under § 14–308.1 of this subtitle.
(b)
Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board or a disciplinary panel takes any action under subsection (a) of this section, the Board or a disciplinary panel shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board or the disciplinary panel in accordance with the hearing requirements of § 14–405 of this title.
(c)
(1)
On the filing of certified docket entries with the Board by the Office of the Attorney General, a disciplinary panel shall order the suspension of a registration if the registrant is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere with respect to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside.
(2)
After completion of the appellate process, if the conviction has not been reversed or the plea has not been set aside with respect to a crime involving moral turpitude, a disciplinary panel shall order the revocation of a registration on the certification by the Office of the Attorney General.
(d)
If, after a hearing under § 14–405 of this title, a disciplinary panel finds that there are grounds under subsection (a) of this section to suspend or revoke a registration, to reprimand a registrant, or to place a registrant on probation, the disciplinary panel may impose a fine subject to the Board’s regulations in addition to suspending or revoking the license, reprimanding the registrant, or placing the registrant on probation.
(e)
In addition to any sanction authorized under this section, a disciplinary panel may require a registrant to comply with specified terms and conditions determined by the disciplinary panel.