Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.03 - Delegation of Duties by a Licensed Physician - Physician Assistant
Section 10.32.03.14 - Examination and Audit of Physician Assistant Practice
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.03.14
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Examination.
(1) The Board may direct a physician
assistant who is an applicant or licensee to submit to an appropriate
examination to determine the physician assistant's physical, mental, or
professional ability to perform delegated medical acts.
(2) A physician assistant is deemed to have
consented to an examination and waived any claim to privilege as to the
examination report.
(3) The
unreasonable failure or refusal of an applicant or licensee to submit to an
examination is:
(a) Prima facie evidence that
the physician assistant cannot perform delegated medical acts; and
(b) Cause for denial of an application or
suspension of a license.
B. Entry.
(1) The executive director of the Board or
other authorized representative or investigator may enter at any reasonable
hour a place of business of a physician or physician assistant or into public
premises:
(a) For the purpose of an audit to
verify general compliance with the Maryland Physician Assistants Act;
or
(b) To investigate an allegation
with respect to a physician assistant.
(2) A person may not deny or interfere with
an entry under §B(1) of this regulation.
(3) A person who violates any provision of
§B(1) of this regulation is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is
subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
C. Audit.
(1) The Board's representatives may require a
physician, physician assistant, or facility where the physician assistant is
employed or practicing to provide access to any records relating to the
physician assistant's employment, credentialing, and practice and any medical
records of patients seen by the physician assistant.
(2) The Board's representative shall refer
possible compliance issues to:
(a) The
compliance section of the Board; or
(b) An outside agency that has jurisdiction
over a facility.
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