# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 38 — Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

### Chapter 10 — Disciplinary Sanctions, Monetary Penalties, and Civil Fines

#### Regulation .06 Civil Fines.

*COMAR 10.38.10.06*

A. Practicing on an Expired License. The Board may assess a civil fine against a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who practices physical therapy or limited physical therapy on an expired license in the amount of $100 per day of practice past the expiration date of the license.

B. Practicing Without a License.

  (1) The Board may assess a civil fine of no less than $5,000 and no more than $50,000 against an individual who practices physical therapy or limited physical therapy without a license.

  (2) Factors in determining the amount of a fine include, but are not limited to, the following:

    (a) The extent to which the individual derived any financial benefit from the unauthorized practice;

    (b) The willfulness of the unauthorized practice;

    (c) Actual or potential public harm caused by the unauthorized practice; and

    (d) The length of time in which the individual engaged in the unauthorized practice.