Md. Code, Health Occupations § 2-402
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 2-402, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§2–402.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless authorized to practice audiology under this title or unless otherwise provided for in this article, a person may not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods, or procedures, or otherwise that the person:
(1) Is authorized to practice audiology in this State; or
(2) Evaluates, examines, directs, instructs, or counsels individuals suffering from disorders or conditions that affect hearing and balance or assists those individuals in the perception of sound.
(b) Unless authorized to practice audiology under this title or unless otherwise provided for in this article, a person may not use, with the intent to represent that the person practices audiology, words or terms, including:
(1) “Audiological”;
(2) “Audiologist”;
(3) “Audiology”;
(4) “Aural rehabilitation”;
(5) “Hearing clinic”;
(6) “Hearing clinician”;
(7) “Hearing rehabilitation”; or
(8) “Hearing specialist”.
(c) While performing the duties of that employment, an individual employed by any agency of the federal government may use any of the titles listed in subsection (b) of this section.
(1) Is authorized to practice audiology in this State; or
(2) Evaluates, examines, directs, instructs, or counsels individuals suffering from disorders or conditions that affect hearing and balance or assists those individuals in the perception of sound.
(b) Unless authorized to practice audiology under this title or unless otherwise provided for in this article, a person may not use, with the intent to represent that the person practices audiology, words or terms, including:
(1) “Audiological”;
(2) “Audiologist”;
(3) “Audiology”;
(4) “Aural rehabilitation”;
(5) “Hearing clinic”;
(6) “Hearing clinician”;
(7) “Hearing rehabilitation”; or
(8) “Hearing specialist”.
(c) While performing the duties of that employment, an individual employed by any agency of the federal government may use any of the titles listed in subsection (b) of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.