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

physician.

(D) (E) A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IS THE AGENT OF THE SUPERVISING
PHYSICIAN IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL PRACTICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES,
INCLUDING THE ORAL, WRITTEN, OR ELECTRONIC ORDERING OF DIAGNOSTIC,
THERAPEUTIC, AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES.

[(c)] (E) (F) Except as provided in subsection [(d)] (F)(G) of this section, the
following individuals may practice as a physician assistant without a certificate:

(1) A physician assistant student in a PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT training
program THAT IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND approved by the Board[, while performing the delegated medical acts
at:

(i) Any office of a physician;

(ii) A hospital;

(iii) Aclinic;

(iv) A related institution; or

(v) A similar facility]; or

(2) A physician assistant employed in the service of the federal
government while performing duties incident to that employment.

[(d)] (F) (G) A physician may not delegate the authority to write [medication

orders] PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES,

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, OR MEDICAL DEVICES OR THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE
PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY to a physician assistant student in a training program
approved by the Board.

[(e)] (G) (H) (1) Except as prohibited by § 15-102(a) of this title, if a duty
that is to be delegated under this section is a part of the practice of a health
occupation that is regulated under this article by another board, any rule or
regulation concerning that duty shall be adopted jointly by the Board of Physician
Quality Assurance and the board that regulates the other health occupation.

(2) If the two boards cannot agree on a proposed rule or regulation, the
proposal shall be submitted to the Secretary for a final decision.

(I) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, A PATIENT BEING
TREATED REGULARLY FOR A LIFE THREATENING, CHRONIC, DEGENERATIVE, OR
DISABLING CONDITION SHALL BE SEEN INITIALLY BY THE SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN
AND AS FREQUENTLY AS THE PATIENTS CONDITION REQUIRES, BUT NO LESS THAN
WITHIN EVERY FIVE APPOINTMENTS OR WITHIN 180 DAYS, WHICHEVER OCCURS
FIRST.