.02 Definitions.

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) “Board” means the State Board of Physicians.

(2) “Delegated duty” means a routine medical or surgical act that does not require medical judgment and is performed under the supervision of a delegating physician.

(3) “Delegating physician” means a physician possessing an active license to practice medicine in the State who directs a supervised medical graduate to perform delegated duties.

(4) “Direct supervision” means oversight exercised by a delegating physician who is:

(a) Personally treating the patient;

(b) In the same medical office as the patient and the supervised medical graduate; and

(c) Immediately available to provide assistance and guidance to the supervised medical graduate for the duration of the delegated duty.

(5) “ECFMG” means the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates or its successor.

(6) “LCME” means the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, an organization which accredits programs in medical education leading to the doctor of medicine degree in the United States and its territories and, in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, in Canada.

(7) Medical Office.

(a) “Medical office” means any facility or location used for the delivery of health services.

(b) “Medical office” includes but is not limited to:

(i) A health care facility as defined in Health-General Article, §19-114, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

(ii) An ambulatory surgical facility as defined in Health-General Article, §19-3B-01(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(8) “Supervised medical graduate” means an individual who meets the requirements of Regulations .03 and .04 of this chapter and is delegated duties by a delegating physician in accordance with Regulation .05 of this chapter.