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 […]
36-4A-1.1. Practice agreement defined. The term, practice agreement, as used in this chapter, means a written agreement authored and signed by the physician assistant and the supervising physician. The practice agreement shall prescribe the delegated activities which the physician assistant may perform, consistent with §36-4A-26.1 and contain such other information as required by the board […]
36-4A-10. Assistants practicing when chapter enacted. The board may license, as a physician assistant in this state, those physician assistants practicing in this state on July 1, 1973. However, such physician assistants are subject to the provisions of this chapter in so far as the chapter provides for a revocation of licenses and the causes […]
36-4A-20.1. Practice agreement not to include abortion. The board may not approve any practice agreement that includes abortion as a permitted procedure. Source: SL 2000, ch 189, §1.
36-4A-26.1. Physician assistant as agent of supervising physician–Provision of services delegated in practice agreement. A physician assistant shall be considered an agent of the supervising physician in the performance of all practice-related activities. A physician assistant may provide those medical services that are delegated by the supervising physician pursuant to §36-4A-1.1 if the service is […]
36-4A-26.2. Emergency or disaster services–Physician supervision. A physician assistant licensed in this state or licensed or authorized to practice in any other United States jurisdiction or who is 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 […]
36-4A-26.3. Civil liability for voluntary or gratuitous emergency medical assistance. No physician assistant licensed in this state or licensed or authorized to practice in other states of the United States who voluntarily and gratuitously, and other than in the ordinary course of employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance is liable for civil damages for […]
36-4A-27. Practice of auxiliary professions not authorized. Nothing in this chapter authorizes any physician assistant to perform those specific functions and duties delegated by law to those persons licensed as chiropractors under chapter 36-5, dentists and dental hygienists under chapter 36-6A, optometrists under chapter 36-7, podiatrists under chapter 36-8 or pharmacists under chapter 36-11. Source: […]
36-4A-28. Hospital rules applicable. If any physician assistant renders services in a hospital and related institutions as licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34-12, the physician assistant is subject to the rules and regulations of that hospital and related institutions. Source: SL 1973, ch 250, §4; SL 1999, ch 192, §6; SL 2007, ch […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
36-4A-3.1. Physician assistant advisory committee–Appointment–Terms–Duties. The board shall appoint a physician assistant advisory committee composed of three physician assistants. Each committee member shall serve a term of three years. No committee member may be appointed to more than three consecutive full terms. If a vacancy occurs, the board shall appoint a person to fill the […]
36-4A-30. Physician not relieved of professional responsibility. Nothing in this chapter relieves the physician of the professional or legal responsibility for the care and treatment of patients cared for by the physician assistant. Source: SL 1973, ch 250, §3; SL 2007, ch 207, §18.
36-4A-30.1. Employment arrangement of physician and physician assistant not limited. Nothing in this chapter limits the employment arrangement of a physician and a physician assistant licensed under this chapter. Source: SL 2007, ch 207, §19.
36-4A-31. Renewal of physician assistant’s license–Form. The license of every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed annually on a date set by the board. The request for renewal shall be made on a form furnished by the board and shall include such proof, as may be required by the board, […]
36-4A-32. Continuing education required for renewal. A renewal request shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee together with evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion during the preceding twelve months of at least thirty hours of post-graduate studies approved by the board. Any physician assistant who maintains current certification by the National Commission on […]
36-4A-33. Suspension of license not renewed–Reinstatement. Any license not renewed pursuant to §36-4A-31 is suspended. A license so suspended may be reinstated during the following twelve months by application to the board and payment of the renewal fee and a reinstatement fee as fixed by the board pursuant to §36-4A-34. Thereafter, a license so suspended […]
36-4A-34. Fees. The board shall set, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, and shall collect in advance the following nonrefundable fees from applicants: (1)For an initial license, not more than seventy-five dollars; (2)For renewal of a license, not more than one hundred dollars; (3)For reinstatement of a lapsed license, the current renewal fee plus […]
36-4A-36. Collection and disposition of fees–Refunds not permitted. All fees received by the board and moneys collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in a bank as authorized by the board. No fee may be refunded. The funds are subject to withdrawal as authorized by the board. A report of all receipts […]
