Section 1-606 - Sanctioning guidelines. - Maryland Statutes

§ 1-606. Sanctioning guidelines.
 

(a)  Contents.- Each health occupations board shall adopt specific sanctioning guidelines, including: 

(1) A range of sanctions that is based on historical data or a normative process for each type of violation; and 

(2) A list of mitigating and aggravating circumstances that may be used to decide if a sanction falls within or outside the established range of sanctions. 

(b)  Scope and use.- Sanctioning guidelines adopted under this section shall: 

(1) Conform to a general framework or incorporate a common set of elements; and 

(2) Be used as a guide for sanctioning licensees and certificate holders in formal and informal proceedings. 

(c)  Departure.-  

(1) To the extent a health occupations board departs from the sanctioning guidelines adopted under this section, the board shall state its reasons. 

(2) A departure from the guidelines alone is not grounds for any hearing or appeal of any board action. 
 

[2010, chs. 533, 534.]