Regulation .06 Public Representation.
Regulation .06 Public Representation.LinkCopy Citation
A.
An agency shall include the following information in all of the agency’s advertising and marketing materials:
(1)
The agency’s license number; and
(2)
The statement “Licensed as a residential service agency by the Maryland Department of Health, Office of Health Care Quality”.
B.
Misleading or False Advertising.
(1)
A person may not advertise, represent, or imply to the public that an agency is authorized to provide a service that the agency is not licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the Department to provide under this chapter.
(2)
A person may not advertise an agency in a misleading or fraudulent manner.
(3)
A person licensed as an agency may not advertise that it is licensed as a hospice, home health agency, or nursing referral service agency unless it is separately licensed with the Department as such.
C.
A person who violates this regulation is subject to referral for criminal prosecution and imposition of civil money penalties in accordance with Regulations .21—.23 of this chapter.