2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311 PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS, AND RELATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 311.846 Examination -- Educational and training programs.
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311.846 Examination -- Educational and training programs.
(1) The examination of the National Commission on Certification of Physician
Assistants for licensure as a physician assistant shall be approved by the board.
(2) Educational and training programs approved by the board shall include physician
assistant programs that are accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on <br>Education for Physician Assistants or its predecessor or successor agencies.
(3) Training programs for the provision of general or regional anesthesia shall be
accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the <br>Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
(4) A trainee enrolled in an approved program shall be supervised and the training
program shall be responsible for the services provided by the trainee. A trainee shall <br>have the same scope of practice as a physician assistant and shall not be considered <br>to be practicing without authorization while enrolled in a training program.
Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 26, effective July 15, 2002.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 11,
provides: "A physician assistant who is certified in Kentucky and in good standing on <br>the effective date of this Act [July 12, 2006] shall automatically be licensed under <br>Sections 1 to 10 of this Act [KRS 311.840, 311.842, 311.844, 311.845, 311.846, <br>311.848, 311.850, 311.852, 311.856, and 311.862] and shall be issued a physician <br>assistant license upon annual renewal."
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