PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 540

(i) 1. Taking complete, detailed, and accurate patient histories;

and

2. Reviewing patient records to develop comprehensive medical

status reports;

(ii) Performing physical examinations and recording all pertinent

patient data;

(iii) Interpreting and evaluating patient data as authorized by the
supervising physician for the purpose of determining management and treatment of
patients;

(iv) Initiating requests for or performing diagnostic procedures as
indicated by pertinent data and as authorized by the supervising physician;

(v) Providing instructions and guidance regarding medical care
matters to patients;

(vi) Assisting the supervising physician in the delivery of services to
patients who require medical care in the home and in health care institutions, including;

1. Recording patient progress notes;

2. Issuing diagnostic orders that must be countersigned by the
supervising physician within 48 hours; and

3. Transcribing or executing specific orders at the direction of
the supervising physician; [and]

(VII) WRITING MEDICATION ORDERS UNDER AN APPROVED JOB
DESCRIPTION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 15-302 OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

[(vii)] (VIII)Other medical acts permitted to be delegated under an
approved job description.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be certified
by the Board before the individual may practice as a physician assistant.

(2) Nothing in this title may be construed to authorize a physician assistant
to practice independent of a supervising physician.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a physician may not supervise
a physician assistant in the performance of delegated medical acts without the approval of
the Board.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this title or in a medical emergency, a
physician assistant may not perform any medical act for which:

(i) The individual has not been certified; and

(ii) The medical acts have not been delegated by a supervising

physician.

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