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*sb0077*
SENATE BILL 77
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator West
Requested: September 30, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Health Occupations Boards – Investigations – Right to Counsel 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing a licensee or certificate holder to be represented by counsel 3
during an investigation by a health occupations board that may result in charges or 4
sanctions; and generally relating to investigations by health occupations boards and 5
the right to counsel. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Health Occupations 8
Section 1–610 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Health Occupations 14
1–610. 15
IF A HEALTH OCCUPATIONS BOARD INVESTIGATES A LICENSEE OR 16
CERTIFICATE HOLDER AND THE INVESTIGATIO N MAY RESULT IN CHARGES OR 17
SANCTIONS AGAINST TH E LICENSEE OR CERTIF ICATE HOLDER , THE LICENSEE OR 18
CERTIFICATE HOLDER MAY: 19
(1) BE REPRESENTED BY COU NSEL DURING THE INVESTIGATION ; 20
AND 21
(2) HAVE COUNSEL PRESENT AT ANY INTERVIEW OF THE LICENSEE 22 2 SENATE BILL 77
OR CERTIFICATE HOLDE R CONDUCTED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH 1
OCCUPATIONS BOARD DU RING THE INVESTIGATION . 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENA CTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
October 1, 2022. 4