PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 540

(3) Comply with all other requirements established by the Board,
(c) The Committee shall:

(1) Evaluate the qualifications of the physician assistant for delegated
medical acts to be performed under the job description; and

(2) Recommend to the Board the approval, rejection, or modification of any
application for a job description.

(D) THE BOARD MAY AUTHORIZE A PHYSICIAN TO DELEGATE THE
AUTHORITY TO WRITE MEDICATION ORDERS UNDER AN APPROVED JOB
DESCRIPTION ONLY IF:

(1) THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:

(I) COMPLETES AN APPLICATION FOR EXPANDED JOB DUTIES ON
A FORM PROVIDED BY THE BOARD REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT ALREADY HAS A JOB DESCRIPTION ON FILE WITH THE BOARD;

(II) STATES ON THE APPLICATION WHETHER CONTROLLED
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES, NONCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, OR NONPRESCRIPTION
MEDICATIONS MAY BE ORDERED BY THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT;

(III) PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF:

1. CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE
CERTIFICATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, INC. WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 2 YEARS; OR

2. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF 8 CATEGORY 1 HOURS IN
PHARMACOLOGY EDUCATION WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 2 YEARS; AND

(IV) ATTESTS THAT THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WILL COMPLY

WITH:

1. STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING THE
PRESCRIBING OF MEDICATIONS; AND

2. THE PROTOCOLS ESTABLISHED BY THE EMPLOYER OF
THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT HOSPITAL, PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY, CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY, OR DETENTION CENTER WHERE THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IS
REQUESTING PERMISSION TO WRITE MEDICATION ORDERS;

(2) THE HOSPITAL, PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY, CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY, OR DETENTION CENTER THAT EMPLOYS THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
WHERE THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO WRITE
MEDICATION ORDERS:

(I) EXAMINES THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT'S QUALIFICATIONS TO
WRITE MEDICATION ORDERS AS PART OF AN ESTABLISHED CREDENTIALING
PROCESS; AND

(II) ATTESTS TO HAVING ESTABLISHED MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR
PROTOCOLS THAT:

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