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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="2-314" title_number="2" title_name="Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–language Pathologists, and Music Therapists" subtitle_number="3">
  <text>Subject to the hearing provisions of § 2–315 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license or limited license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee or holder of a limited license, place any licensee or holder of a limited license on probation, or suspend or revoke a license or limited license if the applicant, licensee, or holder:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license or limited license for the applicant, licensee, or holder or for another;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license or limited license;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Commits fraud or deceit in the practice of audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or assistance of the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or to 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="5">
    <text>Obtains a fee through fraud or misrepresentation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Directly or indirectly employs any unlicensed person or any person whose license or limited license has been suspended;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>Uses or promotes or causes the use of any misleading, deceiving, improbable, or untruthful advertising matter, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or other representation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>In the practice of audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or assistance of the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Falsely represents the use or availability of services or advice of a physician; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Misrepresents the applicant, licensee, or holder by using the word “doctor” or any similar word, abbreviation, or symbol if the use is not accurate;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>Permits another person to use the license of the licensee or limited license of the holder;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>Commits any act of unprofessional conduct in the practice of audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or the assistance of the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>Violates any lawful order given or regulation adopted by the Board;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="12">
    <text>Violates any provision of this title;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="13">
    <text>Provides professional services while:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Under the influence of alcohol; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>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="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, or 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;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="15">
    <text>Practices audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or assists in the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology with an unauthorized person or supervises or aids an unauthorized person in the practice of audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or assistance of the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="16">
    <text>Knowingly makes or files a false report or record in the practice of audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or assistance in the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="17">
    <text>Knowingly fails to file or record any report as required by law, willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or recording of the report, or induces another to fail to file or record the report;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="18">
    <text>Submits a false statement to collect a fee;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="19">
    <text>Is professionally, physically, or mentally incompetent;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="20">
    <text>Promotes the sale of devices, appliances, or goods to a patient so as to exploit the patient for financial gain;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="21">
    <text>Behaves immorally in the practice of audiology, hearing aid dispensing, or speech–language pathology, or assistance of the practice of speech–language pathology or audiology;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="22">
    <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 to render because the individual is HIV positive;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="23">
    <text>Pays or agrees to pay any sum to any person for bringing or referring a patient;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="24">
    <text>Fails to submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 2–303.1 of this subtitle; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="25">
    <text>Supervises or aids an unauthorized individual in the assistance of audiology.</text>
  </level>
</section>
