2013 Maryland Code
INSURANCE
§ 14-707 - Denial, renewal, suspension or revocation of certification [Subtitle subject to abrogation].

§14-707. IN EFFECT

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL MAY 31, 2013 PER CHAPTERS 626 AND 627 OF 2008 //

(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of Title 2, Subtitle 2 of this article, the Commissioner may deny a certification to an applicant or refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke the certification of a certified nonprofit corporation, if an officer, director, or employee of the applicant or certified nonprofit corporation:

(1) makes a material misstatement or misrepresentation in an application for certification;

(2) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a certification for the applicant or certified nonprofit corporation or for another;

(3) has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(4) in connection with the public-private health care program, commits fraud or engages in illegal or dishonest activities;

(5) has violated any provision of this subtitle or a regulation adopted under this subtitle;

(6) provides a false, falsely disparaging, or misleading oral or written statement, visual description, or other representation of any kind that has the capacity, tendency, or effect of being deceptive or misleading; or

(7) makes a representation that a public-private health care program has a sponsorship, approval, characteristic, use, or benefit that it does not have.

(b) Subject to the hearing provisions of Title 2, Subtitle 2 of this article, the Commissioner may refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke the certification of a certified nonprofit corporation if the certified nonprofit corporation or the public-private health care program operated by the certified nonprofit corporation fails to continue to satisfy the requirements of this subtitle.