# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 43 — Board of Chiropractic Examiners

### Chapter 09 — Monetary Penalties

#### Regulation .05 Factors to be Considered in the Assessment of a Penalty.

*COMAR 10.43.09.05*

In those cases in which the Board determines that the imposition of a penalty is appropriate, the Board shall take into consideration the following factors, without limitations, in determining the amount of penalty:

A. The extent to which the chiropractor derived any financial benefit from unprofessional or improper conduct;

B. The willfulness of the unprofessional or improper conduct;

C. The extent of actual or potential public harm caused by the unprofessional or improper conduct; and

D. The cost of investigating and prosecuting the case against the chiropractor.