Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 15-402

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Except as otherwise provided under this title, a person may not represent or imply to the public by use of the title “licensed physician assistant”, by other title, or by description of services, methods, or procedures that the person is licensed to practice as a physician assistant in the State.

(b) Unless licensed to practice as a physician assistant under this title, a person may not use the words or terms “physician assistant”, “licensed physician assistant”, or “P.A.”.