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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.44.31.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="31" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This chapter shall be used by the Board and the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings as a framework for imposing discipline.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board and the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings shall take into consideration a range of activity within certain types of conduct rather than assigning particular sanctions to each specific violation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Board shall complete a worksheet for each complaint considered by the Board that is not initially closed.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board is aware that there may be conduct by a licensee or certificate holder that does not fall squarely within a particular grid contained in Regulation .06 of this chapter. In that event the Board will so indicate on the worksheet and use its best judgment to determine the appropriate sanction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The Board and the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings shall make determinations that maximize the protection of the public’s health while maintaining the rights of licensees and certificate holders.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>