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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 10.01.22.09" title_num="10" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="22" heading="Breach of Agreement and Penalties.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A participant's failure to comply with the Service Obligation Agreement and Promissory Note shall constitute a breach of agreement with the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A final year medical resident who fails to begin a service obligation at the start of the next obligation cycle following the completion of primary care residency training, shall be in breach of the Service Obligation Agreement and Promissory Note.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Penalties for breach of agreement with the Department shall be stated in the Service Obligation Agreement and Promissory Note, and may include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Financial penalties dependent on the funding source of the award provided to the participant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The elimination of future eligibility for the Program; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Referral of the participant to the Maryland Board of Physicians for investigation of the participant's violation of breach of service obligation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>