Section 36-4A-29 – Physician supervision–Methods.
36-4A-29. Physician supervision–Methods. The physician, by supervision, continuous monitoring, and evaluation accepts initial and continuing responsibility for the physician assistant or assistants responsible to the physician until such relationship is terminated. Supervision may be by direct personal contact, or by a combination of direct personal contact and contact via telecommunication, as may be required by […]
Section 36-4A-29.1 – Modification of method and frequency of supervision–Number of physician assistants–Application.
36-4A-29.1. Modification of method and frequency of supervision–Number of physician assistants–Application. The board may authorize modifications in the method and frequency of supervision of a physician assistant required by §36-4A-29 that it considers appropriate based upon its finding of adequate supervision, training, and proficiency. A supervising physician may apply to the board for permission to […]
Section 36-4A-29.2 – Conditions for physician supervision.
36-4A-29.2. Conditions for physician supervision. In order to supervise a physician assistant, a physician shall: (1)Be licensed as a physician by the board pursuant to chapter 36-4; (2)Be free from any restriction on his or her ability to supervise a physician assistant that has been imposed by board disciplinary action; and (3)Maintain a written practice […]
Section 36-4A-4 – Unlawful practice as misdemeanor–Each violation as separate offense.
36-4A-4. Unlawful practice as misdemeanor–Each violation as separate offense. Except as provided in §§36-4A-5 and 36-4A-6, any person who practices as a physician assistant in this state without a license issued by the board and a practice agreement approved by the board is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Each violation shall be considered a […]
Section 36-4A-5 – Student activities not limited.
36-4A-5. Student activities not limited. Nothing in this chapter limits the activities and services of a physician assistant in pursuing an approved course of study at an accredited physician assistant program. Source: SL 1973, ch 250, §21 (1); SL 1999, ch 192, §6; SL 2007, ch 207, §4.
Section 36-4A-6 – Federal employees’ activities not limited–Christian Scientists.
36-4A-6. Federal employees’ activities not limited–Christian Scientists. Nothing in this chapter limits the activities of a physician assistant employed by the federal government in the performance of their duties, nor to the Christian Scientists as such who do not practice medicine, surgery, or obstetrics by the use of any material remedies or agencies. Any physician […]
Section 36-4A-8 – Issuance of license–Qualifications.
36-4A-8. Issuance of license–Qualifications. The board may grant a license to an applicant who: (1)Is of good moral character; (2)Has successfully completed an educational program for physician assistants accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its successor agency, or, prior to 2001, either by the Committee on Allied Health […]
Section 36-4A-8.1 – Temporary license–Expiration.
36-4A-8.1. Temporary license–Expiration. The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has successfully completed an approved program and has submitted evidence to the board that the applicant is a candidate accepted to write the examination required by §36-4A-8 or is awaiting the results of the first examination for which the applicant is […]
Section 36-4A-8.2 – Criminal background investigation of applicants for licensure and licensees under disciplinary investigation–Fees.
36-4A-8.2. Criminal background investigation of applicants for licensure and licensees under disciplinary investigation–Fees. Each applicant for licensure as a physician assistant in this state shall submit to a state and federal criminal background investigation by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon application, the board […]
Section 36-4A-1 – Definition of terms.
36-4A-1. Definition of terms. Terms as used in this chapter mean: (1)”Board,” the State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; (2)”Physician assistant,” a health professional who meets the qualifications defined in this chapter and is licensed by the board; (3)”Supervising physician,” a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed by the board who supervises […]