§ 5-54-1. Declaration of policy. (a) The general assembly intends to establish by this chapter a framework for a category of health personnel to be known as the physician assistant. (b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for an adequate supply of qualified medical providers to meet the needs of the citizens of […]
§ 5-54-10. Registration based on previous practice. The board shall recommend to the director for registration as a physician assistant an applicant who: (1) Is employed in this state as a physician assistant on July 1, 1982, and has successfully passed the national qualifying exam prior to July 1, 1982; (2) No person shall represent […]
§ 5-54-11. Issuance and annual renewal of certificates of licensure. (a) The board shall recommend to the director for registration those individuals who meet the criteria for licensure as stated in this chapter. Upon that recommendation, the director shall issue a certificate of licensure as a physician assistant. (b) The certificate of licensure shall expire […]
§ 5-54-11.1. Inactive list. A physician assistant licensed to practice who does not intend to engage in the practice of his or her profession during any year, upon written request to the board, may have his or her name transferred to an inactive list, and shall not be required to register annually or pay any […]
§ 5-54-12. Grounds for refusal to renew, suspension or revocation of certificates. The director may, after notice and a hearing, refuse to grant, renew, suspend, or revoke any certificate of licensure or discipline any registrant upon proof that the person is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined in § 5-54-2. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. […]
§ 5-54-12.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 353, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2019, ch. 197, § 3, effective July 15, 2019; P.L. 2019, ch. 230, § 3, effective July 15, 2019.
§ 5-54-13. Procedure for discipline. (a) When a sworn complaint is filed with the board charging a person with being guilty of any of the actions specified in § 5-54-12, the division of professional regulation or the board shall immediately investigate those charges. In the event that investigation reveals reasonable grounds for believing that the […]
§ 5-54-13.1. Nondisciplinary alternative. The board may permit a licensee to enter into a nondisciplinary alternative program. All records pertaining to the physician assistant’s participation in the nondisciplinary program shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or public disclosure. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 364, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 364, […]
§ 5-54-14. Grounds for discipline without a hearing. The director may temporarily suspend the license of a physician assistant without a hearing if the director finds that the evidence in his or her possession indicates that a physician assistant’s continuation in practice would constitute a danger to the public. In the event that the director […]
§ 5-54-15. Appeals from board, administrator, or director. An appeal from any decision or order of the board, administrator of professional regulation, or director of department of health may be taken by any aggrieved party to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. […]
§ 5-54-16. Penalty for misrepresentation. No person who is not licensed as a physician assistant may use the title of “physician assistant” or “PA” or hold himself or herself out as a physician assistant. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred […]
§ 5-54-17. Injunction of violations. When it appears to the director that any person is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, the director may cause an action to be instituted, commenced in the name of the board, to enjoin that violation in a court of competent jurisdiction and that court may enjoin any […]
§ 5-54-18. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2004, ch. 119, § 2, effective June 26, 2004; P.L. 2004, ch. 152, § 2, effective June 26, 2004.
§ 5-54-19. Receipts. The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 2; P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 26, § 9; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 29.
§ 5-54-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) “Administrator” means the administrator, division of professional regulation. (2) “Approved program” means a program for the education and training of physician assistants formally approved by the American Medical Association’s (A.M.A.’s) Committee on Allied Health, Education and Accreditation, its successor, […]
§ 5-54-20. Enforcement of chapter. The director of the department health shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The director or his or her authorized agents and the board shall be exempt from providing surety for costs in connection with the commencement of any legal proceedings under this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 94, […]
§ 5-54-20.1. Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance. No person licensed under the provisions of this chapter or members of the same profession licensed to practice in other states of the United States who voluntarily and gratuitously, and other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical […]
§ 5-54-21. Severability. The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any of the provisions of this chapter are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court does not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions. History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 94, § 2.
§ 5-54-22. Continuing medical education. Every physician assistant licensed to practice within the state shall be required to have satisfactorily completed twenty-five (25) hours of approved continuing medical education annually. The annual period for accumulation of continuing-education hours commences on the first day of October and runs through the last day of September beginning in […]
§ 5-54-23. Reports relating to professional conduct and capacity — Regulations — Confidentiality — Immunity. In addition to the requirements of § 42-14-2.1: (1) The board, with the approval of the director, shall adopt regulations requiring any person, including, but not limited to, corporations, healthcare facilities, health-maintenance organizations, organizations and federal, state, or local governmental […]
