Reference is to Printer's Date 4/18/13-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 40-47-945(A), as contained in SECTION 1, by deleting the subsection in its entirety and inserting:
/ (A) Except as
otherwise provided in this article, an individual shall obtain a
permanent license from the board before the individual may
practice as a physician assistant. The board shall grant a
permanent license as a physician assistant to an applicant who
has:
(1)
submitted a completed application on forms provided by the
board;
(2)
paid the nonrefundable application fees established in
this article;
(3)(a)
successfully completed an educational program for
physician assistants approved by the Accreditation Review
Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its
predecessor or successor organization;
(4) and
successfully completed the NCCPA certifying examination and
provide documentation that the applicant possesses a current,
active, NCCPA certificate; or
(b)
graduated from an American or foreign medical
school with a doctor of medicine degree or a doctor of
osteopathic medicine degree and has completed all requirements
necessary to be eligible for a medical residency program in the
United States;
(54) certified
that the applicant is mentally and physically able to engage
safely in practice as a physician assistant;
(65) no
licensure, certificate, or registration as a physician assistant
under current discipline, revocation, suspension, probation, or
investigation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice
as a physician assistant;
(76) good
moral character;
(87) submitted
to the board other information the board considers necessary to
evaluate the applicant's qualifications;
(98) appeared
before a board member or board designee with the
applicant's supervising physician and all original
diplomas and certificates and demonstrated knowledge of the
contents of this article. A temporary authorization to practice
may be issued as provided in Section 40-47-940 pending
completion of this requirement and subject to satisfactory
interview as provided below; and
(109)
successfully completed an examination administered by the
committee on the statutes and regulations regarding physician
assistant practice and supervision. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.