Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 31 - HEALTH OCCUPATION BOARDS
Chapter 10.31.01 - Code of Conduct for Board Members and Investigators
Section 10.31.01.02 - Definitions

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.31.01.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Board" means a health occupation board regulated under the Health Occupations Article or the Health-General Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, with the exception of the Board of Nursing.

(2) "Board member" means an individual appointed by the Governor to serve on a Board.

(3) "Charging document" means the notice from the board pursuant to State Government Article, §10-208, Annotated Code of Maryland, which informs a licensee of an alleged violation or violations of a board's statute by the licensee.

(4) "Complaint" means a communication to a board of a possible violation of the disciplinary provisions of a Maryland licensing statute by a licensee.

(5) "Conflict of interest" means a situation in which a personal interest of a board member or a board investigator presents a potential conflict with the public interest in connection with an anticipated public action or decision.

(6) "Ex parte communication" means a direct or indirect communication between a board member and another party regarding the merits of an issue in a pending contested disciplinary case if the communication is made outside the presence of the opposing party in the case.

(7) "Investigator" means an individual who investigates complaints received by a health occupation board.

(8) Liaison.
(a) "Liaison" means a board member designated by the board to provide practitioner expertise to the investigator or prosecutor, or both, pertaining to a specific complaint.

(b) "Liaison" does not mean a board member who participates only in a preliminary review of a complaint.

(9) "Recusal" means nonparticipation of a board member in a specific matter before the Board.

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