PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

147A.27 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Membership. The Physician Assistant Advisory Council is created and is composed of seven persons appointed by the board. The seven persons must include: (1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02; (2) three physician assistants licensed under this chapter who meet the criteria for a new applicant under section 147A.02; and (3) two licensed physicians with experience practicing with physician assistants. § Subd. 2.Organization. The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059. § Subd. 3.Duties. The council shall advise the board regarding: (1) physician assistant licensure standards; (2) enforcement of grounds for discipline; (3) distribution of information regarding physician assistant licensure standards; (4) applications and recommendations of applicants for licensure or license renewal; (5) complaints and recommendations to the board regarding disciplinary matters and proceedings concerning applicants and licensees according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, subdivisions 6 and 7; and (6) issues related to physician assistant practice and regulation. The council shall perform other duties authorized for the council by chapter 214 as directed by the board. History: 1997 c 120 s 1; 2000 c 298 s 2; 2007 c 123 s 7; 2009 c 159 s 33; 2018 c 130 s 1; 2022 c 58 s 85