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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 10.32.03.12" title_num="10" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="03" heading="Responsibility of the Physician Assistant.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A physician assistant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Notify the Board in a manner approved by the Board of an executed collaboration agreement developed by the listed patient care team physician or physicians and the physician assistant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Collaborate with a patient care team physician for medical acts that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Are customary to the practice of a listed patient care team physician; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Are suitable to be performed by the physician assistant, taking into account the physician assistant’s:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Education;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Training; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Experience;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Obtain approval for any advanced duties; and;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Update the practitioner profile to report the termination of a collaboration agreement for any reason to the Board within 5 days, providing the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Name and license number of the patient care team physician and physician assistant; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Reason for termination, including a description of conduct or incident that resulted in the termination.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Sudden Departure of the Patient Care Team Physician.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In the event of the sudden departure, incapacity, or death of a patient care team physician, or in a change in licensure status that results in a patient care team physician being unable to practice medicine in the State, the collaboration agreement will remain active and valid under the supervision of any remaining listed patient care team physicians.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If no remaining patient care team physicians are listed on the collaboration agreement, the physician assistant may not practice until the physician assistant has executed a new collaboration agreement and provided notification to the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>