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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".19" citation="COMAR 10.64.01.19" title_num="10" subtitle_num="64" chapter_num="01" heading="Prohibited Acts.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Unless authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery, an individual may not represent to the public by title, description of service, method, procedure, or otherwise, that the individual is authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery in the State.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A licensee may not advertise in a manner that is unreasonable, misleading, or fraudulent.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Unless authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery, an individual may not use the abbreviation “LDEM” or use the designation “licensed direct-entry midwife”.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Unless authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery or certified as a registered nurse midwife under Health Occupations Article, Title 8, Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual may not use the designation “midwife”.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>