Health Care Business 

 (1)   Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the applicant or licensee or for another;

(2)   Fraudulently or deceptively uses a license;

(3)   Is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or to a crime involving moral turpitude, whether or not any appeal or other proceeding is pending to have the conviction or plea set aside;

(4)   Abandons a patient;

(5)   Provides professional services while:

(i)   Under the influence of alcohol; or

(ii)   Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance, as defined in § 5-101 of the Criminal Law Article, or other drug that is in excess of therapeutic amounts or without valid medical indication;

(6)   Promotes the sale of devices, appliances, or goods to a patient so as to exploit the patient for financial gain;

(7)   Willfully makes or files a false report or record in the practice of optometry;

(8)   Willfully fails to file or record any optometric report as required by law;

(9)   Willfully impedes or obstructs the filing or recording of any optometric report as required by law;

(10)   Willfully induces another to fail to file or record any optometric report as required by law;

(11)   Fails to provide details of the optometric record of a patient to a physician or another optometrist on proper request by the patient;

(12)   Employs another person as a solicitor of business;

(13)   Splits or agrees to split a fee for optometric services with any person for bringing or referring a patient;

(14)   Makes a willful misrepresentation in treatment;

(15)   Aids an unauthorized person in the practice of optometry;

(16)   Grossly and willfully:

(i)   Overcharges for optometric services; or

(ii)   Submits false statements to collect fees for which services are not provided;

(17)   Behaves immorally in the practice of optometry;

(18)   Is professionally, physically or mentally incompetent;

(19)   Advertises in a false or misleading manner;

(20)   Has had a license to practice optometry denied, suspended or revoked in another state for an act which would be grounds for disciplinary action under this section;

(21)   Has violated any provision of this title;

(22)   Violates any rule or regulation adopted by the Board;