§ 1770. The Regulatory Council for Physician Assistants. (a) The Regulatory Council for Physician Assistants (Council) shall consist of 7 voting members, 1 of whom is a physician member appointed by the Board, 1 of whom is a physician who regularly collaborates with physician assistants appointed by the Board, and 1 of whom is a […]
§ 1770A. Physician assistants; definitions. For purposes of this subchapter: (1) “Collaborating physician” means physicians licensed by the Board who practices with a physician assistant using a Collaborative Agreement. (2) “Collaboration” or “collaborating” means a process in which the physician who oversees patient services and the physician assistant jointly contribute to the healthcare and medical […]
§ 1771. Physician’s role in collaborating with a physician assistant. (a) A physician who collaborates with a physician assistant must be available for consultation with the physician assistant. It is the obligation of each team of physician(s) and physician assistant(s) to ensure that the physician assistant’s scope of practice is identified, and is appropriate to […]
§ 1772. Prohibited acts by a physician assistant. (a) A physician assistant may not maintain or manage a location that does not have oversight by the physician assistant’s collaborating physician. (b)-(d) [Repealed.] (e) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize a physician assistant to practice independent of a collaborating physician. (f) Except as […]
§ 1773. Regulation of physician assistants. (a) The Council shall adopt rules and regulations which address the following: (1) The licensing of physician assistants to allow: a. The practice of medicine within the education, training, and experience of physician assistants; and b. The performance of medical services customary to the practice of the collaborating physician; […]
§ 1773A. Participation in disaster or emergency care. (a) A physician assistant licensed in this State or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction or credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local […]
§ 1774. Temporary licensing of physician assistants. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter to the contrary, the Executive Director, with the approval of a Council member, may grant a temporary license to an individual who has graduated from a physician or surgeon assistant program which has been accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on […]
§ 1774A. Fees set by Board. The Division of Professional Regulation shall establish fees for licensing physician assistants, for renewing licenses on a biennial basis, and for other regulatory purposes. The fees must approximate the costs reasonably necessary to defray the actual expenses of the Board and the regulatory council, as well as the proportional […]
§ 1774B. Prohibited acts; penalties; enforcement. (a) A person may not practice as a physician assistant in this State or represent that the person is a physician assistant or knowingly allow himself or herself to be represented as a physician assistant unless the person is licensed under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this […]
§ 1774C. Procedure or action not prescribed. This subchapter governs the practice of physician assistants. If a procedure or action is not specifically prescribed in this subchapter, but is prescribed in the subchapters relating to the practice of medicine, and the procedure or action would be useful or necessary for the regulation of physician assistants, […]
§ 1774D. Inactive license; return to clinical practice. (a) Any physician assistant who notifies the Board in writing on forms prescribed by the Board may elect to place his or her license on inactive status. A physician assistant whose license is inactive shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as […]
§ 1774E. Participation in charitable and voluntary care. A physician assistant licensed in this State, or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction, or who is credentialed by a federal employer or meets the licensure requirements of their requisite federal agency as a physician assistant may volunteer to render such medical care […]
