.03 Physician Assistant Advisory Committee.
A. Composition. The Physician Assistant Advisory Committee shall be composed as required under Health Occupations Article, §15-202, Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. Tenure.
(1) The term of a member is 3 years.
(2) The initial terms of the members are staggered.
(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.
(4) An individual may be reappointed for a second term but an individual may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
C. Vacancy. If a vacancy occurs for a physician or physician assistant, the Board shall appoint a new member in the same category.
D. Officers. A Committee chairperson shall be elected every 2 years by a majority vote of the membership of the Committee.
E. Removal. Upon the recommendation of the chairman, the Board, by a majority, may vote to remove any member of the Committee for:
(1) Neglect of duty, including but not limited to:
(a) Failure to attend two successive committee meetings without adequate reason;
(b) Failure to attend Board mandated training; or
(c) Failure to complete necessary ethics filing requirements;
(2) Malfeasance;
(3) Misfeasance;
(4) Misconduct; or
(5) Incompetency.
F. The Committee shall:
(1) Upon request, review selected applications for licensure, renewal, or reinstatement of physician assistants and make recommendations to the Board as to what action to take on the applications;
(2) Review each advanced duty which requires prior approval by the Board and, as needed, interview each physician assistant and one or more patient care team physicians to make recommendations to the Board;
(3) Make recommendations to the Board regarding regulations governing physician assistants; and
(4) Advise the Board on matters related to the practice of physician assistants.
G. The Committee may delegate a physician member and a physician assistant member of the Committee to conduct the interview of each physician assistant and patient care team physician, as permitted under §F(2) of this regulation.
