§ 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.

HISTORY: 2010, chs. 273, 274.