2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311 - PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS, AND RELATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 311.844 Licensing of physician assistants -- Requirements -- Endorsement from other state -- Renewal of license.
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311.844 Licensing of physician assistants -- Requirements -- Endorsement
from other state -- Renewal of license.
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To be licensed by the board as a physician assistant, an applicant shall:
(a) Submit a completed application form with the required fee;
(b) Be of good character and reputation;
(c) Be a graduate of an approved program; and
(d) Have passed an examination approved by the board within three (3)
attempts.
A physician assistant who is authorized to practice in another state and who is
in good standing may apply for licensure by endorsement from the state of his
or her credentialing if that state has standards substantially equivalent to those
of this Commonwealth.
A physician assistant's license shall be renewed upon fulfillment of the
following requirements:
(a) The holder shall be of good character and reputation;
(b) The holder shall provide evidence of completion during the previous two
(2) years of a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of continuing
education approved by the American Medical Association, the American
Osteopathic Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians,
the American Academy of Physician Assistants, or by another entity
approved by the board;
(c) The holder shall provide evidence of completion of a continuing education
course on the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome in the previous ten (10) years that meets the
requirements of KRS 214.610;
(d) As a part of the continuing education requirements that the board adopts
to ensure continuing competency of present and future licensees the
board shall ensure that physician's assistants shall demonstrate
completion of a one-time training course of one and one-half (1.5) hours
of training covering the prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive
head trauma, as defined in KRS 620.020. The one and one-half (1.5)
hours of continuing education required under this section shall be
included in the current number of required continuing education hours.
Current practicing physician's assistants shall demonstrate completion of
this course by December 31, 2013; and
(e) The holder shall provide proof of current certification with the National
Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2002
Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 25, 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 the effective date of this Act [July 12, 2006] shall automatically
be licensed under Sections 1 to 10 of this Act [KRS 311.840, 311.842, 311.844,
311.845, 311.846, 311.848, 311.850, 311.852, 311.856, and 311.862] and shall
be issued a physician assistant license upon annual renewal."
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