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