Section 15-402.1 - Employment or supervision of unlicensed physician assistant. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-402.1. Employment or supervision of unlicensed physician assistant.
 

(a)  Prohibition - Licensed physician.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a licensed physician may not employ or supervise an individual practicing as a physician assistant who does not have a license. 

(b)  Prohibition - Hospital, related institution, alternative health care system, employer.- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a hospital, related institution, alternative health care system, or employer may not employ an individual practicing as a physician assistant who does not have a license. 

(c)  Civil penalty.- The Board may impose a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding $1,000 for a violation of this section. 

(d)  Remittance of penalty into Fund.- The Board shall remit any penalty collected under this subsection into the Board of Physicians Fund. 
 

[2010, chs. 273, 274.]