Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 14-204

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) A majority of the members then serving on the Board is a quorum.

(b) The Board shall meet:

(1) At the times and places that it determines; and

(2) As requested by the Secretary.

(c) Each member of the Board is entitled to:

(1) Compensation in accordance with the State budget; and

(2) Reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

(d) (1) (i) The Secretary may employ a staff for the Board in accordance with the State budget.

(ii) The Secretary may designate one of the staff as an executive director.

(2) The Secretary may set the compensation of an employee of the Board in a position that:

(i) Is unique to the Board;

(ii) Requires specific skills or experience to perform the duties of the position; and

(iii) Does not require the employee to perform functions that are comparable to functions performed in other units of the Executive Branch of State government.

(3) The Secretary of Budget and Management, in consultation with the Secretary, shall determine the positions for which the Secretary may set compensation under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(e) To provide adequate assistance in the investigation, development, and prosecution of cases referred to the Board, the Board shall be assigned a sufficient number of:

(1) Assistant Attorneys General by the Attorney General; and

(2) Investigators and hearing officers by the Secretary.