2013 Maryland Code
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
§ 14-503 - Advertising


MD Health Occ Code § 14-503 (2013) What's This?

§14-503.

(a) A physician may not represent to the public that the physician is certified by a public or private board, including a multidisciplinary board, or that the physician is board certified unless:

(1) The physician discloses the full name of the board from which the physician is certified and the name of the specialty or subspecialty in which the physician is certified; and

(2) The certifying board meets one of the following requirements:

(i) The certifying board is:

1. A member of the American Board of Medical Specialties; or

2. An American Osteopathic Association certifying board;

(ii) The certifying board has been approved by the Board; or

(iii) The certifying board requires that, in order to be certified, the physician:

1. Complete a postgraduate training program that:

A. Provides complete training in the specialty or subspecialty; and

B. Is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association; and

2. Be certified by the member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in the training field.

(b) The Board may approve a certifying board under subsection (a)(2)(ii) of this section only if the certifying board requires that, in order to be certified, the physician:

(1) Complete a postgraduate training program that:

(i) Provides complete training in the specialty or subspecialty being certified; and

(ii) Is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association; and

(2) Be certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties or American Osteopathic Association in the same training field.

(c) A physician may advertise only as permitted by the rules and regulations of the Board and subject to subsection (a) of this section.

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