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§ 15-302.1. Pending delegation agreements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: May 8, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 15. Physician Assistants (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Certification (Refs & Annos)
Effective: May 8, 2020
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 15-302.1
§ 15-302.1. Pending delegation agreements
Assumption of duties upon date of receipt of agreement by Board
(a) If a delegation agreement does not include advanced duties or the advanced duties have been approved under § 15-302(c)(1) of this subtitle, a physician assistant may assume the duties under a delegation agreement on the date that the Board acknowledges receipt of the completed delegation agreement.
Pending defined
(b) In this section, “pending” means that a delegation agreement that includes delegation of advanced duties in a setting that does not meet the requirements under § 15-302(c)(1) of this subtitle has been executed and submitted to the Board for its approval, 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.
Previous approval of advanced duty
(c) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, if a delegation agreement is pending, on receipt of a temporary practice letter from the staff of the Board, a physician assistant may perform the advanced duty if:
(1) The primary supervising physician has been previously approved to supervise one or more physician assistants in the performance of the advanced duty; and
(2) The physician assistant has been previously approved by the Board to perform the advanced duty.
Denial of agreement by Committee
(d) If the Committee recommends a denial of the pending delegation agreement or the Board denies the pending delegation agreement, on notice to the primary supervising physician and the physician assistant, the physician assistant may no longer perform the advanced duty that has not received the approval of the Board.
Grounds for disapproval of agreement
(e) The Board may disapprove any delegation agreement if it believes that:
(1) The agreement does not meet the requirements of this subtitle; or
(2) The physician assistant is unable to perform safely the delegated duties.
Written notice of disapproval
(f) If the Board disapproves a delegation agreement or the delegation of any function under an agreement, the Board shall provide the primary supervising physician and the physician assistant with written notice of the disapproval.
Cessation of practice upon notice of disapproval
(g) A physician assistant who receives notice that the Board has disapproved a delegation agreement or an advanced function under the delegation agreement shall immediately cease to practice under the agreement or to perform the disapproved function.

Credits

Added by Acts 2006, c. 540, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2007, c. 5, § 1, eff. March 22, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 273, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 274, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2020, c. 612, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 613, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 15-302.1, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 15-302.1
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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