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§ 15-317. Physician assistant’s performance during a disaster

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Physician Assistants (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Certification (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 15-317
§ 15-317. Physician assistant’s performance during a disaster
In general
(a) A physician assistant in this State or in any other state is authorized to perform acts, tasks, or functions as a physician assistant under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State during a disaster as defined by the Governor, within a county in which a state of disaster has been declared, or counties contiguous to a county in which a state of disaster has been declared.
Board notification
(b) The physician assistant shall notify the Board in writing of the names, practice locations, and telephone numbers for the physician assistant and each primary supervising physician within 30 days of the first performance of medical acts, tasks, or functions as a physician assistant during the disaster.
Suspension of documentation describing supervisory arrangements
(c) A team of physicians and physician assistants or physician assistants practicing under this section may not be required to maintain on-site documentation describing supervisory arrangements as otherwise required under this title.

Credits

Added by Acts 2010, c. 273, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 274, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 15-317, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 15-317
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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