Maryland § 7-102

§ 7-102.

    (a)    This title does not limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article.

    (b)    (1)    In this subsection, “registrant or permit holder” means a person regulated under Title 5 of the Business Regulation Article as a registered cemeterian, registered reduction operator, registered seller, or holder of a permit to operate a cemetery, reduction facility, or burial goods business.

        (2)    This title does not apply to:

            (i)    The business of operating a cemetery, including the sale of cemetery lots, grave sites, mausoleums, monuments, lawn crypts, or vaults;

            (ii)    The ownership of a crematory or reduction facility or the business of operating a crematory or reduction facility in which:

                1.    A registrant or permit holder owns a greater percentage of the crematory or reduction facility than a person licensed under this title;

                2.    Ownership is equal between a registrant or permit holder and a person licensed under this title; or

                3.    Neither a registrant, permit holder, or person licensed under this title has an ownership interest in the crematory or reduction facility; or

            (iii)    The ownership of a crematory or the business of operating a crematory or incinerator at a licensed medical facility or educational institution.