Md. Code, Health Occupations § 14-102
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 14-102, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§14–102.
Official statutory text
(a) This title does not limit the right of:
(1) An individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article; or
(2) A Christian Science practitioner, who is accredited by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, from:
(i) Dealing with human ills in accordance with the tenets of Christian Science; and
(ii) Charging for services.
(b) This title does not prohibit a licensed dentist or any other individual authorized to practice dentistry under Title 4 of this article, who has administered anesthesia regularly in hospitals in this State for at least 15 years before June 1, 1962, from practicing anesthesiology or administering anesthesia for medical purposes.
(1) An individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article; or
(2) A Christian Science practitioner, who is accredited by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, from:
(i) Dealing with human ills in accordance with the tenets of Christian Science; and
(ii) Charging for services.
(b) This title does not prohibit a licensed dentist or any other individual authorized to practice dentistry under Title 4 of this article, who has administered anesthesia regularly in hospitals in this State for at least 15 years before June 1, 1962, from practicing anesthesiology or administering anesthesia for medical purposes.
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