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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-509" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="General Provisions; Disciplinary Actions">
  <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 17–511 of this subtitle, the Board, on the affirmative vote of a majority of its members then serving, may deny trainee status, a license, or a certificate to any applicant, place any trainee, licensee, or certificate holder on probation, reprimand any trainee, licensee, or certificate holder, or suspend, rescind, or revoke the status of any trainee, a license of any licensee, or a certificate of any certificate holder if the applicant, trainee, licensee, or certificate holder:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain trainee status, a license, or a certificate for the applicant, trainee, licensee, or certificate holder or for another;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Habitually is intoxicated;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Provides professional services:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>While under the influence of alcohol; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>While using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance, as defined in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article, or other drug that is in excess of therapeutic amounts or without valid medical indication;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Aids or abets an unauthorized individual in practicing clinical or nonclinical counseling or therapy or representing to be an alcohol and drug counselor, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, or professional art therapist;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Promotes the sale of drugs, devices, appliances, or goods to a patient so as to exploit the patient for financial gain;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Willfully makes or files a false report or record in the practice of counseling or therapy;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>Makes a willful misrepresentation while counseling or providing therapy;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>Violates the code of ethics adopted by the Board;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>Knowingly violates any provision of this title;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>Is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>Is professionally, physically, or mentally incompetent;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="12">
    <text>Submits a false statement to collect a fee;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="13">
    <text>Violates any rule or regulation adopted by the Board;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="14">
    <text>Is disciplined by a licensing or disciplinary authority of any other state or country or convicted or disciplined by a court of any state or country for an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under the Board’s disciplinary statutes;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="15">
    <text>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 or the certificate holder is certified and qualified to render because the individual is HIV positive;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="16">
    <text>Commits an act of immoral or unprofessional conduct in the practice of clinical or nonclinical counseling or therapy;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="17">
    <text>Knowingly fails to report suspected child abuse in violation of § 5–704 of the Family Law Article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="18">
    <text>Fails to cooperate with a lawful investigation conducted by the Board; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="19">
    <text>Fails to submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 17–501.1 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
