<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.32.03.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="03" heading="Renewal, Reinstatement, Change in Name or Address, and Continuing Education.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Renewal.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may not renew a license until the Comptroller of Maryland has verified that the individual has paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions, or arranged for repayment, as required by COMAR 10.31.02.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual who has been licensed by the Board as a physician assistant may renew the license every 2 years on the date specified by the Board by:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Completing an application on a form approved by the Board;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Paying the required renewal fee as defined in Regulation .16 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Attesting to completion of continuing education activities as specified in §D of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Meeting any additional requirements set by the Board for renewal of a license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Reinstatement. The Board shall reinstate the license of a physician assistant if the physician assistant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Completes an application on a form approved by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pays the required reinstatement fee as defined in Regulation .16 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submits evidence of completion of continuing education activities as specified in §D of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Meets any additional requirements set by the Board for reinstatement of a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Change in Name or Address.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A physician assistant shall notify the Board in writing of a change in the physician assistant's name or address within 60 days after the change.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a physician assistant fails to notify the Board within the time required under §C(1) of this regulation, the physician assistant is subject to an administrative penalty of $100.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Continuing Education.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as specified in §D(2) of this regulation, in order to renew or reinstate a license under §A or B of this regulation, a physician assistant shall complete at least 50 hours of continuing education consisting of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At least 8 hours of Category 1 education on pharmacology topics earned during the 2-year period preceding:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>For license renewal, the expiration of the physician assistant license; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>For license reinstatement, the date of the submission of the application for reinstatement; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In addition to the continuing education hours specified in §D(1)(a) of this regulation, at least 42 hours of Category I continuing education earned during the 2-year period preceding:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>For license renewal, the expiration of the physician assistant license; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>For license reinstatement, the date of the submission of the application for reinstatement.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A physician assistant who is renewing a license as a physician assistant for the first time since either initial licensure or reinstatement of a license:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Shall earn at least 8 hours of Category 1 education on pharmacology topics prior to the expiration of the physician assistant license; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is not required to complete any other hours of Category I continuing education prior to the expiration of the physician assistant license.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Documentation of Continuing Education.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A physician assistant shall obtain documentation of attendance at Category I continuing education and retain the documentation for 6 years.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The documentation shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Program title;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Sponsor’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Physician assistant’s name;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Inclusive date or dates and location of the program;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Category I designation and the number of continuing education hours earned; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Documented verification that the physician assistant attended the program by stamp, signature, printout, or other official proof.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Proof of maintenance of certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants may be used to document compliance with the continuing education requirement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Board may request a physician assistant to submit evidence of having met the continuing education requirements specified in this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If a physician assistant cannot demonstrate completion of the required continuing education credit hours, the Board may impose a civil penalty of up to $100 per missing continuing education credit hour.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>