Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 1-221.1
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 1-221.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(b) A health care practitioner, or a student or trainee in an educational or training program to become a health care practitioner, may not perform a pelvic, prostate, or rectal examination on a patient who is under anesthesia or unconscious unless:
(1) The health care practitioner, student, or trainee obtained informed consent from the patient for the examination;
(2) The performance of the examination is within the standard of care for the patient;
(3) The patient is unconscious and the examination is required for diagnostic or treatment purposes; or
(4) An emergency exists, it is impractical to obtain the patient’s consent, and the examination is required for diagnostic or treatment purposes.
(c) A health occupations board, in accordance with the hearing procedures that govern the discipline of the health care practitioner under the board’s jurisdiction, may reprimand, place on probation, or suspend or revoke a license or certificate of a health care practitioner under the board’s jurisdiction who fails to comply with the requirements of this section.