1204 - Rendering of professional service.

§ 1204. Rendering of professional service. (a) No professional service  limited  liability  company  may  render  a  professional service except  through individuals  authorized  by  law  to  render  such  professional  service,  as  individuals,  provided, that nothing in this chapter shall  authorize a professional service limited liability company to  render  a  professional service in this state except through individuals authorized  by law to render such professional service as individuals in this state.    (b)  Each  final  plan  and  report  made  or issued by a professional  service limited liability company practicing  professional  engineering,  architecture,  landscape  architecture  or land surveying shall bear the  name and  seal  of  one  or  more  professional  engineers,  architects,  landscape  architects  or  land  surveyors,  respectively,  who  are  in  responsible charge of such plan or report.    (c) Each report, diagnosis, prognosis and prescription made or  issued  by a professional service limited liability company practicing medicine,  dentistry,   podiatry,   optometry,  ophthalmic  dispensing,  veterinary  medicine,   pharmacy,   nursing,   psychology,   physical   therapy   or  chiropractic  shall  bear  the  signature  of  one  or  more physicians,  dentists,    podiatrists,    optometrists,    ophthalmic     dispensers,  veterinarians,  pharmacists,  nurses,  licensed  psychologists, physical  therapists or chiropractors, respectively, who are in responsible charge  of such report, diagnosis, prognosis or prescription.    (d) Each record, transcript, report and hearing report prepared  by  a  professional  service  limited  liability  company  practicing certified  shorthand reporting shall bear the signature of one  or  more  certified  shorthand  reporters  who  are  in  responsible  charge  of such record,  transcript, report or hearing report.    (e) Each professional service  limited  liability  company  practicing  public  accounting or certified public accounting shall maintain records  indicating the identity of each public accountant  or  certified  public  accountant,  respectively,  who  was  responsible  for  each  report  or  statement that is issued, prepared or examined by such limited liability  company.    (f) Each opinion prepared by a professional service limited  liability  company practicing law shall bear the signature of one or more attorneys  and counselors-at-law who are in responsible charge of such opinion.    (g)  In  addition  to  the  requirements  pursuant to subdivisions (b)  through (f) of this section, each document prepared  by  a  professional  service  limited  liability  company  that under the rules, regulations,  laws or customs of the applicable profession is  required  to  bear  the  signature of an individual in responsible charge of such document, shall  be signed by one or more such individuals.