Title 63, Professions Of The Healing Arts

This part does not limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this part.

(a) The board has the power to:(1) Deny an application for a license to an applicant who applies for a license through reciprocity or otherwise;(2) Permanently or temporarily withhold issuance of a license;(3) Suspend, limit, or restrict a previously issued license for such time …

(a) This part does not:(1) Modify or supersede any existing laws relating to other paramedical professions or services;(2) Permit a physician assistant to:(A) Measure the powers or range of human vision, or determine the refractive state of the human eye or the scope of its funct…

The board shall conduct all administrative proceedings for disciplinary action against a license holder under this part in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

A person licensed by the board as a physician assistant who has retired or may retire from practice in this state is not required to biennially renew the person's license as required by this part, if the person files with the board an affidavit on a form to be furnished by the bo…

(a) A person who holds a valid license or temporary license from the board has the right to use the title “physician assistant,” the abbreviation “PA,” or the abbreviation “PA-C.” No other person may assume that title or use those abbreviations, or any words, signs, letters, or d…

A physician assistant licensed pursuant to this chapter under a special volunteer license who is a medical practitioner, as defined by § 63-1-201, engaged in practice at a free health clinic is not subject to license fees under this chapter. The board may issue a special voluntee…

(a) (1) Failure by a person licensed under and required by this chapter to collaborate with a physician for any act within the person's licensed scope of practice constitutes a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare and imperatively requires emergency action by the boar…

(a) Licensed orthopedic physician assistants are under the jurisdiction of the board of physician assistants created by § 63-19-103. (b) The board of physician assistants has the duty to:(1) Promulgate, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in tit…

(a) A person shall not claim to be or function as an orthopedic physician assistant unless the person holds a valid orthopedic physician assistant license issued by the board. (b) The board shall not license a person as an orthopedic physician assistant or renew the license of an…

(a) A licensed orthopedic physician assistant is authorized to perform services only in collaboration with a licensed orthopedic physician or surgeon within the specialty of orthopedic medicine and surgery, or in collaboration with a licensed podiatrist. (b) Collaboration between…

(a) The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall function in accordance with written policies and procedures involving management of care that have been established by the collaborating physician and the orthopedic physician assistant. (b) With respect to follow-up care rend…

(1) A licensed physician who is collaborating with orthopedic physician assistants shall comply with the following practices:(1) No one (1) collaborating physician shall collaborate with more than two (2) licensed orthopedic physician assistants at any one time;(2) More than one …

Any licensed orthopedic physician assistant rendering services inconsistent with this part shall be considered to be practicing medicine without a license and shall be subject to appropriate legal action by the board of medical examiners.

When a licensed orthopedic physician or surgeon utilizes the services of a licensed orthopedic physician assistant inconsistent with this part, it shall constitute grounds for a finding of unprofessional conduct, and the physician shall be subject to disciplinary action by the bo…

(a) Nothing in this part shall be construed to modify or supersede any existing laws or rules pertaining to any other allied health professionals, professions, or services. (b) Nothing in this part shall permit a licensed orthopedic physician assistant to:(1) Practice chiropracti…

Any person licensed by the board as an orthopedic physician assistant who has retired from such practice in this state shall not be required to biennially renew such person's license as required by this part, if such person files an affidavit on a form furnished by the board. Suc…

Any person who holds a valid license from the board of medical examiners under this part may use the title “orthopedic physician assistant” or the abbreviation “OPA-C” or “OPA,” but such person shall not use the title “physician assistant” or the abbreviation “PA” or “PA-C.”

This state hereby enters into the Physician Assistant (PA) Licensure Compact (“Compact”) as set forth in this part. The text of the Compact is set forth in this part.

(a) (a) In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of Medical Services, the Participating States of the PA Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing a…

(1) As used in this Compact:(1) “Adverse Action” means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a Physician Assistant license or license application or Compact Privilege s…

(a) (a) To participate in this Compact, a Participating State shall:(1) License Physician Assistants;(2) Participate in the Compact Commission's Data System;(3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against Licensees and License applicants;(4) Notif…

(a) (a) To exercise the Compact Privilege, a Licensee must:(1) Have graduated from a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., or other programs authorized by Commission Rule;(2) Hold current NCCP…

(1) Upon a Licensee's application for a Compact Privilege, the Licensee shall identify to the Commission the Participating State from which the Licensee is applying, in accordance with applicable Rules adopted by the Commission, and subject to the following requirements:(1) When …

(a) A Participating State in which a Licensee is licensed shall have exclusive power to impose Adverse Action against the Qualifying License issued by that Participating State. (b) In addition to the other powers conferred by State law, a Remote State shall have the authority, in…

(a) The Participating States hereby create and establish a joint government agency and national administrative body known as the PA Licensure Compact Commission. The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact States acting jointly and not an instrumentality of any one State.…

(a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data and reporting system containing licensure, Adverse Action, and the reporting of the existence of Significant Investigative Information on all licensed Physician Ass…

(a) The Commission shall exercise its Rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Section and the Rules adopted thereunder. Commission Rules shall become binding as of the date specified by the Commission for each Rule. (b) The Commission shall promulgate reasona…

(a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of State government in each Participating State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the Compact.(2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shal…

(a) This Compact shall come into effect on the date on which this Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh Participating State.(1) On or after the effective date of the Compact, the Commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the States that enacted the…

(a) This Compact and the Commission's rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes and the implementation and administration of the Compact. Provisions of the Compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of Rules shall not be c…

(a) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a Participating State that is not inconsistent with this Compact. (b) Any laws in a Participating State in conflict with this Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (c) All agreements between the Commi…

This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Graduate Physicians Act.”

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Graduate physician” means a medical school graduate who:(A) [Deleted by 2026 amendment.](B) Has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the equivalent of Step 1 and Step 2 of any othe…

(1) A graduate physician collaborative practice arrangement must limit the graduate physician to providing primary care services in:(1) A medically underserved rural area of this state;(2) A pilot project area established for graduate physicians to practice; or(3) A rural health …

Graduate physicians are subject to the supervision requirements established in any controlling federal law, any supervision requirements provided in this chapter, and any supervision requirements established by the board of medical examiners. Graduate physicians are not subject t…

(a) The board of medical examiners, in consultation with the board of osteopathic examination, is authorized to promulgate rules:(1) To establish the process for licensure of graduate physicians, supervision requirements, and additional requirements for graduate physician collabo…

A graduate physician shall clearly identify as a graduate physician and is permitted to use the identifiers “doctor” or “Dr.” A graduate physician shall not practice, or attempt to practice, without a graduate physician collaborative practice arrangement, except as otherwise prov…

The licensed physician collaborating with a graduate physician is responsible for supervising the activities of the graduate physician and must accept full responsibility for the primary care services provided by the graduate physician.

(a) This chapter applies to all graduate physician collaborative practice arrangements. To be eligible to practice as a graduate physician, a licensed graduate physician must enter into a graduate physician collaborative practice arrangement with a licensed physician no later tha…

(a) The board of medical examiners, in consultation with the board of osteopathic examination, shall promulgate rules regulating the use of graduate physician collaborative practice arrangements for graduate physicians. The rules must specify:(1) The geographic areas to be covere…

(a) The board of medical examiners, in consultation with the board of osteopathic examination, shall promulgate rules applicable to graduate physicians that are consistent with the guidelines established for federally funded clinics. The rulemaking authority granted to the board …

(a) The collaborating physician must complete a certification course, which may include material on the laws pertaining to the professional relationship. The certification course must be approved by the board of medical examiners or board of osteopathic examination. (b) A graduat…

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Anesthesiologist” means a physician who is licensed pursuant to chapter 6 or 9 of this title and who has completed a residency in anesthesiology approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology, …

(a) The board shall review and determine the qualifications and fitness of all persons applying for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant. (b) The board shall:(1) Grant, deny, renew, revoke, and reinstate licenses;(2) Set and collect fees for licensure under this…

(a) A person shall not practice in this state as an anesthesiologist assistant or use the title or represent that the person is a certified anesthesiologist assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, or use the abbreviations “C.A.A.” or “A.A.” without having a license granted by the …