Requiring a prosecution for a misdemeanor offense under the Health Occupations Article to be instituted within 3 years after the offense was committed; authorizing the chairmen and presidents of various health occupations boards to delegate the authority to conduct a hearing to a committee consisting of three or more board members; requiring this committee to hold an evidentiary hearing and prepare a recommended decision; requiring this committee to give each party notice of the opportunity to file exceptions; etc.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACUPUNCTURISTS

AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS

CHIROPRACTORS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

COUNSELORS -see also- SOCIAL WORKERS

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DENTAL HYGIENISTS

DENTISTS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HEARINGS

MORTICIANS

NOTICES

NURSES

NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

OPTOMETRISTS

PENALTIES

PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

PODIATRISTS

PSYCHOLOGISTS

SOCIAL WORKERS

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-106 , 5-106 )

Health Occupations

( 1A-310 , 1A-310 , 1A-403 , 2-315 , 2-315 , 2-408 , 3-315 , 3-315 , 3-506 , 4-318 , 4-318 , 4-606 , 7-319 , 7-319 , 7-508 , 8-317 , 8-317 , 9-315 , 9-315 , 10-316 , 10-407 , 11-315 , 11-315 , 11-505 , 12-315 , 12-315 , 12-411 , 12-411 , 12-707 , 13-317 , 13-407 , 16-313 , 16-313 , 17-314 , 17-314 , 17-402 , 18-315 , 18-315 , 18-404 , 19-312 , 19-312 , 19-407 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered