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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 540
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(iii) Transcribing or executing specific orders at the direction of the
supervising physician; and
15-302.
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section, the Board may
authorize a physician to delegate medical acts to a physician assistant only after:
(1) A delegation agreement has been executed and submitted to the
Committee for review to ensure the delegation agreement contains the requirements
of this subtitle; and
(2) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 15-302.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
Board has reviewed and approved a favorable recommendation by the Committee
that the requirements of this subtitle have been met.
(b) The delegation agreement shall contain:
(8) AN ATTESTATION A DESCRIPTION PREPARED BY THE SUPERVISING
PHYSICIAN THAT A DOCUMENTED PROCESS IS IN PLACE OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH
THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT'S PRACTICE IS REVIEWED APPROPRIATE TO THE
PRACTICE SETTING AND CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT STANDARDS OF ACCEPTABLE
MEDICAL PRACTICE;
15-302.1.
(A) IN THIS SECTION, "PENDING" MEANS THAT A DELEGATION AGREEMENT
HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW, BUT:
(1) THE COMMITTEE HAS NOT MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE
BOARD; OR
(2) THE BOARD HAS NOT MADE A FINAL DECISION REGARDING THE
DELEGATION AGREEMENT.
(B) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, IF A DELEGATION
AGREEMENT IS PENDING, ON ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE COMMITTEE STAFF OF
THE PENDING DELEGATION AGREEMENT, A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MAY PRACTICE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENDING DELEGATION AGREEMENT RECEIPT OF A
TEMPORARY PRACTICE LETTER FROM THE STAFF OF THE BOARD IF:
(1) THE SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TO
SUPERVISE ONE OR MORE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN THE PROPOSED PRACTICE
SETTING FOR THE SAME SCOPE OF PRACTICE; AND
(2) THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR
THE SAME SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN A DIFFERENT PRACTICE SETTING.
(C) IF THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS A DENIAL OF THE PENDING
DELEGATION AGREEMENT OR THE BOARD DENIES THE PENDING DELEGATION
AGREEMENT, ON NOTICE TO THE PHYSICIAN AND THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, THE
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MAY NO LONGER PRACTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DELEGATION AGREEMENT.
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