Section 8-6B-24 – Instruments and Procedures
(a) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations that specify the types of instruments and procedures that the Board approves for use in the practice and teaching of electrology. (b) A licensee may use only those types of instruments and procedures in the practice of electrology or teaching of the clinical practice of electrology that are approved […]
Section 8-6B-27 – Penalties
A person who violates any provision of § 8–6B–23 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
Section 8-6B-28 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the “Maryland Electrologists Act”.
Section 8-6B-29 – Authority of Board
(a) The authority of the Board established under this subtitle: (1) Vests with the Board at the time an individual applies for licensure; (2) Continues during periods of licensure; and (3) Includes authority over an individual holding an expired license or a lapsed license. (b) The authority of the Board shall be continuous over an individual applicant or licensee and […]
Section 8-6B-30 – Termination of Subtitle
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this title under § 8–802 of this title, this subtitle and all rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2023.
Section 8-6C-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “ACME” means the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or a successor organization that is an accrediting agency for nurse–midwifery and direct–entry midwifery education programs and is approved by the United States Department of Education. (c) “AIMM” means the Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland or a […]
Section 8-6C-02 – Practice of Direct-Entry Midwifery
(a) The practice of direct–entry midwifery includes: (1) Providing the necessary supervision, care, and advice to a patient during a low–risk pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum period; and (2) Newborn care authorized under this subtitle that is provided in a manner that is: (i) Consistent with national direct–entry midwifery standards; and (ii) Based on the acquisition of clinical skills necessary […]
Section 8-6C-03 – Transfer to Health Care Practitioner Under Certain Conditions
A licensed direct–entry midwife may not assume or continue to take responsibility for a patient’s pregnancy and birth care and shall arrange for the orderly transfer of care to a health care practitioner for a patient who is already under the care of the licensed direct–entry midwife, if any of the following disorders or situations […]
Section 8-6C-04 – Consultation With Health Care Practitioner; Emergency Transfer to Hospital
(a) A licensed direct–entry midwife shall consult with a health care practitioner, and document the consultation, the recommendations of the consultation, and the discussion of the consultation with the client, if any of the following conditions are present during prenatal care: (1) Significant mental disease, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other conditions that impair the ability […]
Section 8-6B-17 – Withdrawal of Approval
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8-317 of this title and § 8-6B-19 of this subtitle, the Board may remove an institution from its list of institutions that offer approved electrology education programs if the institution: (1) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain approval; (2) Acts in a manner inconsistent […]