2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311 - PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS, AND RELATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 311.854 Approval of supervising physician -- Requirements -- Application -- Number of assistants -- Restrictions on practice and supervision.
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311.854 Approval of supervising physician -- Requirements -- Application -Number of assistants -- Restrictions on practice and supervision.
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A physician shall not supervise a physician assistant without approval of the
board. Failure to obtain board approval as a supervising physician or failure to
comply with the requirements of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 or related
administrative regulations shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall
be subject to disciplinary action by the board that may include revocation,
suspension, restriction, or placing on probation the supervising physician's right
to supervise a physician assistant.
To be approved by the board as a supervising physician, a physician shall:
(a) Be currently licensed and in good standing with the board;
(b) Maintain a practice primarily within this Commonwealth. The board in its
discretion may modify or waive this requirement;
(c) Submit a completed application and the required fee to the board. The
application shall include but is not limited to:
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A description of the nature of the physician's practice;
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A statement of assurance by the supervising physician that the
scope of medical services and procedures described in the
application or in any supplemental information shall not exceed the
normal scope of practice of the supervising physician;
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A description of the means by which the physician shall maintain
communication with the physician assistant when they are not in the
same physical location;
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The name, address, and area of practice of one (1) or more
physicians who agree in writing to accept responsibility for
supervising the physician assistant in the absence of the supervising
physician; and
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A description of the scope of medical services and procedures to be
performed by the physician assistant for which the physician
assistant has been trained in an approved program.
Prior to a physician assistant performing any service or procedure beyond
those described in the initial application submitted to the board under
subsection (2)(c) of this section, the supervising physician shall supplement
that application with information that includes but is not limited to:
(a) A description of the additional service or procedure;
(b) A description of the physician assistant's education, training, experience,
and institutional credentialing;
(c) A description of the level of supervision to be provided for the additional
service or procedure; and
(d) The location or locations where the additional service or procedure will be
provided.
The initial and supplemental applications required under this section may be
submitted to the board at the same time.
A physician who has been supervising a physician assistant prior to July 15,
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2002, may continue supervision and the physician assistant may continue to
perform all medical services and procedures that were provided by the
physician assistant prior to July 15, 2002. The supervising physician shall
submit the initial application and any supplemental application as required in
this section by October 15, 2002.
A physician may enter into supervision agreements with a maximum of four (4)
physician assistants but shall not supervise more than two (2) physician
assistants at any one (1) time. Application for board approval to be a
supervising physician shall be obtained individually for each physician
assistant.
The board may impose restrictions on the scope of practice of a physician
assistant or on the methods of supervision by the supervising physician upon
consideration of recommendations of the Physician Assistant Advisory
Committee established in KRS 311.842 after providing the applicant with
reasonable notice of its intended action and after providing a reasonable
opportunity to be heard.
Effective:July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 30, effective July 15, 2002.
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