2013 Maryland Code
AGRICULTURE
§ 2-307 - Examinations; issuance of license

§2-307.

(a) The Board shall prescribe the subject, character, manner, time, and place for every written examination, and the procedure for filing applications for the examination. It shall conduct the written examination so that the identity of the applicant is not known to the Board until the examination is graded. The Board shall make a written report of every examination and preserve it in the Board office for three years.

(b) An applicant for the examination shall pay a fee set by the Board to the Board secretary at the time he files his application.

(c) The Board shall issue a license to, and annually register, any person who:

(1) Passes the examination;

(2) Is of good moral character; and

(3) Has a diploma from an approved college or institution conferring upon him the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

§ 2-307 - 1. Mental or physical examination

(a) In general. -- In reviewing an application for licensure of a veterinarian or in investigating any matter brought against a veterinary practitioner, the Board may direct the applicant, veterinarian, or veterinary practitioner to submit to a mental or physical examination when the Board has reasonable evidence indicating the inability of that individual to practice veterinary medicine competently.

(b) Consent; waiver of privilege. -- In return for the privilege given by the State in issuing a license or registration, the applicant, veterinarian, or veterinary practitioner is deemed to have:

(1) Consented to submit to an examination under this section if directed by the Board in writing; and

(2) Waived any claim of privilege as to the examination report or testimony regarding the report.

(c) Report or testimony confidential. -- The report or testimony of an examining physician or other person designated by the Board is confidential except as to contested case proceedings as defined by the Administrative Procedure Act.

(d) Failure or refusal to submit to examination. -- The unreasonable failure or refusal of an applicant, a veterinarian, or a veterinary practitioner to submit to an examination is prima facie evidence of the applicant's, veterinarian's, or veterinary practitioner's inability to practice veterinary medicine competently unless the Board finds that the failure or refusal was beyond the control of the applicant, veterinarian, or veterinary practitioner.

(e) Board to pay reasonable cost. -- The Board shall pay the reasonable cost of any examination made under this section.