{"id":"DUT-MD-004","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9)","authority":"Md. Const. art. III; police power of the State","instrument":"Statute","title":"Offense of knowing and willful failure to comply with a Secretary\u0027s order, regulation or directive; civil penalties and licensing discipline for health care facilities and practitioners; conditioned immunity of health care providers","dateIssued":"","effective":"in force throughout 2020 Q2 to 2021 Q3","end":"standing","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","QUAR","HC"],"addressees":["persons generally; health care facilities; health care practitioners"],"clause":"(a) (1) A person may not knowingly and willfully fail to comply with any order, regulation, or directive issued in accordance with § 18-905 of this subtitle. (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.","enforcement":"Misdemeanor, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or fine not exceeding $3,000 or both (subsection (a)); civil penalty up to $3,000 per offense for facilities (subsection (b)); probation, suspension, revocation or $3,000 per offense for practitioners (subsection (c))","functions":[],"notes":"Made every person\u0027s compliance with the Secretary\u0027s catastrophic-health-emergency orders, regulations and directives a criminal duty, added a $3,000-per-offense civil penalty and licensing discipline for health care facilities and practitioners, and immunized health care providers only when \u0027acting in good faith and in accordance with a catastrophic health emergency disease surveillance and response program.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Statute_Web/ghg/18-907.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":227924,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-MD","url":"/library/DUT-MD-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MD-004","citation":"Maryland General Assembly (Health-General Article, Title 18, Subtitle 9), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-004)","stateName":"Maryland","related":["DUT-MD-003","DUT-MD-009","DUT-MD-014"]}