2904                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 759

DELEGATED MEDICAL ACT BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE CERTIFICATE AND
WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH A JOB DESCRIPTION APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

14.5-402.

(A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER THIS TITLE, A PERSON
MAY NOT REPRESENT OR IMPLY TO THE PUBLIC BY USE OF THE TITLE
"CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT", BY OTHER TITLE, BY DESCRIPTION
OF SERVICES, METHODS, OR PROCEDURES THAT THE PERSON IS CERTIFIED
TO PRACTICE AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN THE STATE.

(B) UNLESS CERTIFIED TO PRACTICE AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
UNDER THIS TITLE, A PERSON MAY NOT USE THE WORDS OR TERMS
"PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT", "CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT", OR
"P.A.".

14.5-403.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES § 14.5-401 OR § 14.5-402 OF THIS
SUBTITLE:

(1) IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS
SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 $5,000 OR IMPRISONMENT NOT
EXCEEDING 1 YEAR 5 YEARS OR BOTH; AND

(2) SHALL LOSE CERTIFICATION AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
UNDER THIS TITLE.

SUBTITLE 5. SHORT TITLE, TERMINATION OF TITLE

14.5-501.

THIS TITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE "MARYLAND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS ACT".

14.5-502.

SUBJECT TO THE EVALUATION AND REESTABLISHMENT PROVISIONS OF
THE MARYLAND PROGRAM EVALUATION ACT, THIS TITLE AND ALL
REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL TERMINATE AND BE OF NO
EFFECT AFTER JULY 1, 1996.

Article 48A - Insurance Code

354Z.

(D) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR CERTIFICATE
EXPRESSLY PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY SERVICE WHICH IS
WITHIN THE LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
CERTIFIED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE, THE PROVISIONS OF
TITLE 14.5 OF THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE GOVERNING THE
CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS MAY NOT BE
CONSTRUED TO ENTITLE THE INSURED OR ANY OTHER PERSON COVERED BY
THE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR CERTIFICATE TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY