(a) In reviewing an application for licensure or in investigating an allegation brought under § 15–314 of this subtitle, the Committee may request the Board to direct, or the Board on its own initiative may direct, the physician assistant to submit to an appropriate examination.
(b) In return for the privilege given to the physician assistant to perform delegated medical acts in the State, the physician assistant is deemed to have:
(1) Consented to submit to an examination under this section, if requested by the Board in writing; and
(2) Waived any claim of privilege as to the testimony or examination reports.
(c) The unreasonable failure or refusal of the licensed physician assistant or applicant to submit to an examination is prima facie evidence of the licensed physician assistant’s inability to perform delegated medical acts and is cause for denial of the application or immediate suspension of the license.
(d) The Board shall pay the costs of any examination made under this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 15 - Physician Assistants
Section 15-301 - Scope of Practice; Required Certification; Practice Without Certificate
Section 15-302 - Delegation Agreements
Section 15-302.1 - Practice While Delegation Agreement Pending
Section 15-303 - Qualifications of Applicants
Section 15-304 - Application Requirements
Section 15-305 - Issuance of License
Section 15-306 - Authority of License Holder
Section 15-308 - Reinstating License After Failure to Renew
Section 15-309 - Display of License; Notice of Change of Address
Section 15-311 - Denial of License
Section 15-312 - Surrender or Lapse of License of Physician Assistant Under Investigation
Section 15-313 - Hearings; Review
Section 15-314 - Reprimand, Probation, Suspension, Revocation
Section 15-316.1 - Individual Licensee Profiles -- Internet Posting