§ 15-10B-12. Private review agent -- Penalties

   (a) Criminal. --

   (1) A person who violates any provision of § 15-10B-11 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a penalty not exceeding $ 1,000.

   (2) Each day a violation is continued after the first conviction is a separate offense.

(b) Equitable relief; restitution; administrative. -- In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if any person violates any provision of § 15-10B-11 of this subtitle, the Commissioner may:

   (1) deny, suspend, or revoke the certificate to do business as a private review agent;

   (2) issue an order to cease and desist from acting as a private review agent without holding a certificate issued under this subtitle;

   (3) require a private review agent to make restitution to a patient who has suffered actual economic damage because of the violation; and

   (4) impose an administrative penalty of up to $ 5,000 for each violation of any provision of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 2000, ch. 123.