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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.38.10.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="38" chapter_num="10" heading="Civil Fines.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Practicing Without a License.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Factors in determining the amount of a fine include, but are not limited to, the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The extent to which the individual derived any financial benefit from the unauthorized practice;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The willfulness of the unauthorized practice;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Actual or potential public harm caused by the unauthorized practice; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The length of time in which the individual engaged in the unauthorized practice.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>