49 Pa. Code § 25.163 - Approval and effect of licensure; biennial renewal of physician assistants; registration of supervising physicians
(a) Upon approval of an application for
licensure as a physician assistant, the Board will issue a physician assistant
license which contains the licensee's name, license number and the date of
issuance, after payment of the fee required under §
25.231 (relating to schedule of
fees).
(b) A physician assistant's
right to continue practicing is conditioned upon biennial renewal and the
payment of the fee required under §
25.231. Upon receipt of the form
provided to the physician assistant by the Board in advance of the renewal
period and the required fee, the Board will issue the physician assistant a
biennial renewal certificate containing the licensee's name, license number and
the beginning and ending dates of the biennial renewal period.
(c) To be eligible for renewal of a physician
assistant license, the physician assistant shall complete continuing medical
education as required by NCCPA, including at least 2 hours of approved courses
in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with §
25.417(b)
(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
requirement) and maintain National certification by completing current
certification and recertification mechanisms available to the profession,
identified on NCCPA's web site and recognized by the Board. The Board
recognizes certification through NCCPA and its successor organizations and
certification through any other National organization for which the Board
publishes recognition of the organization's certification of physician
assistants on the Board's web site.
(d) Upon approval of an application for
registration as a supervising physician, the Board will issue a supervising
physician registration certificate which contains the name of the supervising
physician, his registration number and the name of the physician assistant that
he is authorized to supervise under that specific registration. The
registration is not subject to renewal. When the physician submits a request to
modify a protocol with respect to a physician assistant he is already
registered to utilize, no new registration certificate will be issued; however,
the physician will receive a letter from the Board confirming its approval of
the expanded utilization.
(e) Only
a physician registered with the Board may use the services of physician
assistants. A physician assistant shall have a clearly identified supervising
physician who is professionally and legally responsible for the physician
assistant's services. Whenever a physician assistant is employed by a
professional corporation or partnership, an individual physician must still
register as the supervising physician. Each member of a professional
corporation or partnership may register as a supervising physician. When a
physician assistant is employed by a professional corporation or partnership,
the registered supervising physician is not relieved of the professional and
legal responsibility for the care and treatment of patients attended by the
physician assistant under his supervision.
(f) The Board will keep a current register of
persons licensed as physician assistants. This register will include the name
of each physician assistant, the physician assistant's mailing address of
record, current business address, the date of initial licensure, biennial
renewal record and current supervising physician. This register is available
for public inspection.
(g) The
Board will keep a current register of approved registered supervising
physicians. This register will include the physician's name, his mailing
address of record, his current business address, the date of his initial
registration, his satellite operation if applicable, the names of current
physician assistants under his supervision and the names of physicians willing
to provide substitute supervision in his absence. This register will be
available for public inspection.
Notes
The provisions of this § 25.163 issued under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 186); and sections 10(h) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act (63 P. S. §§ 271.10(h) and 271.16); amended under sections 10(f) and (h), 10.1(c), 10.2(f), 13.1(a) and (d) and 16 of the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act (63 P. S. §§ 271.10(f) and (h), 271.10a(c), 271.10b(f), 271.13a(a) and (d) and 271.16).
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