Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.15 - Registration - Physician Assistant (P.A.)

(1) Registration of a physician assistant by the Board to perform medical services under the supervision of a physician approved by the Board to supervise the assistant shall be accomplished in the following manner:

(a) A completed application for registration in the form specified in Appendix A to Chapter 7 shall be submitted to the Board and shall include a list of each practice site, including the address and phone number where the registration and core duties shall be utilized, and shall list the name and designated working hours of the physician assistant at each practice site;

(b) A non-refundable, non-transferable registration fee in the amount of $100.00 shall accompany the application; and

(c) A detailed job description signed by the physician and physician assistant shall accompany the application. The job description shall set forth those functions and procedures for which the physician assistant qualified by formal education, clinical training, area of certification, and experience, and which sets forth the anticipated functions and activities of the physician assistant. The job description shall include the formulary for prescribing non-controlled drugs that are authorized by the supervising physician to be prescribed by the physician assistant and shall include the authorized dosages, quantities, and number of refills for each drug type to be prescribed.

(2) If the physician assistant intends to practice under a limited protocol, a limited protocol form must be completed and accompany the application.

(3) The physician and the physician assistant may be personally interviewed, at the discretion of the Board, prior to final action on the application for registration.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-7-.15

Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998; effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 01, October 29, 2021, eff. 12/13/2021. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 03, December 29, 2023, eff. 2/12/2024.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-290, et. seq.