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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".28" citation="COMAR 10.44.07.28" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="07" heading="Probation and Violation of Probation Proceedings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the Board imposes a period of probation as a sanction, the Board may impose conditions of probation which it considers appropriate, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Re-education or completion of approved courses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Payment of a civil penalty or donation to an approved institution providing dental services for the poor, indigent, or handicapped;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provision of free dental services in a Board-approved program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Entrance into and compliance with a contract with the Dental Well-Being Committee or Dental Hygiene Well-Being Committee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Practice supervision;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Monitoring by the Board or by an individual or entity approved by the Board with periodic reporting to the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Periodic review of a licensee's clinical practice;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Periodic review of a licensee's billing practices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Periodic audits of a licensee's billing practices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>An examination by a physician or appropriate health care provider;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Limitation of the licensee's practice;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>A passing score on an appropriate examination; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Any other condition the Board considers appropriate for the rehabilitation or re-training of a licensee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A term of probation may be defined by a specific period of time or the successful completion of certain conditions or acts by the licensee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A licensee seeking termination of probation shall do so only by petitioning the Board for termination of probation when the specific period of time has passed or when the licensee has successfully completed the conditions or acts required for termination, as provided in the Board's order.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If at any time the Board determines that the licensee is not in compliance with the conditions of probation, the Board shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Charge the licensee with a violation of probation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Take any action provided for in the final order or consent order if there is a violation of probation, including suspension of the license;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Consider a summary suspension of the license; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Take any other action the Board considers appropriate and which the Board may take.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>