2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 — Professions and occupations
RS 37:1360.23 — Powers and duties of the board

§1360.23. Powers and duties of the board

A. The board shall have and exercise all powers and duties previously granted to it, subject to the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The powers and authority granted to the board by this Part shall be subject to the provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and particularly R.S. 36:259(E) and R.S. 36:803. Except as otherwise provided by this Part, the board shall also have the power, in consultation with the Physician Assistants Advisory Committee, to make rules and regulations pertaining to the approval and regulation of physician assistants and the approval and regulation of physicians applying to become supervising physicians.

B. The board shall have the authority to approve or reject an application for licensure as a physician assistant. Licensure shall be valid for no more than one year but may be renewed annually.

C. The board shall have the authority to approve or reject an application by a licensed physician or physicians to act as a supervising physician, within the bounds of this Part and rules and regulations promulgated by the board.

D. The board shall make and enforce orders, rules, and regulations for the revocation or suspension of approval of licensure to act as a physician assistant, and for the revocation and suspension of approval of supervising physicians.

E. The board shall cooperate and participate in federal, state, and private programs for the training, employment, and utilization of allied health personnel.

F. The board may adopt rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the intent, purposes, and provisions of this Part.

G. The board shall report to the legislature no later than February 1, 1994, and annually thereafter, as to:

(1) The number and types of programs which have been approved and a description of each.

(2) The number of physician assistants who have been approved and licensed under this Part and the number of physicians approved as supervising physicians under this Part.

(3) An evaluation of the programs and the acceptance of them by the community.

H. Approval may be given for a physician to be the primary supervising physician for up to two physician assistants; however, nothing in this Part shall prohibit a qualified supervising physician from acting as a supervising physician on a locum tenens basis for any physician assistants in addition to the two physician assistants for whom he is the primary supervising physician, provided that such physician shall not act as supervising physician for more than four physician assistants at any one time. In addition, a physician practicing in a group practice, partnership, professional medical corporation, or employed by a hospital or other health care organization or entity may be the primary supervising physician for up to two physician assistants. Physician assistants may be employed by a group practice or partnership of physicians or a professional medical corporation duly qualified under R.S. 12:901 et seq., as amended, or a hospital or other health care organization or entity, as long as such physician assistants are being supervised by a qualified supervising physician.

I. The board shall ensure that applicants for the program shall not be discriminated against due to race, color, creed, age, sex, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232(11), or national origin.

J. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part to the contrary, any person who before and on June 16, 1993, is currently practicing as a physician assistant under supervision of a licensed physician shall be licensed as a physician assistant.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 753, §1. Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 879, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 820, §6, WHICH AMENDED §1360.24(L), WHICH IS NOW §1360.23(I).}}