Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.15 - Registration of Physicians to Perform Acupuncture
Section 10.32.15.04 - Advertising
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.15.04
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. A physician who has been registered by the Board to perform acupuncture may advertise services subject to the provisions of this regulation.
B. An advertisement may not express statements:
(1) Containing misrepresentation
of facts;
(2) That are likely to
mislead or deceive because in context the statement makes only a partial
disclosure of relevant facts;
(3)
That intend to or are likely to create false or unjustified expectations of
favorable results;
(4) Relating to
fees, other than a standard consultation fee or a range of fees for specific
types of services, without fully disclosing all relevant variables so that the
statement would not be misunderstood or be deceptive to a layman;
(5) Conveying the impression that the
physician who has been registered by the Board to perform acupuncture could
improperly influence a public body, official, corporation, or an individual on
behalf of a patient; or
(6)
Containing representations that a physician who has been registered by the
Board to perform acupuncture is:
(a) Willing
to perform any procedure which is illegal under the laws or regulations of
Maryland or the United States, or
(b) A licensed acupuncturist under Health
Occupations Article, § 1A -101 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland, unless
licensed by the State Acupuncture Board.
C. A physician who has been registered by the Board to perform acupuncture is accountable under this regulation if the physician uses an agent, partnership, professional association, or health maintenance organization to implement actions prohibited by this regulation.
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