Section 12 AAC 40.490 - Grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial of licenseThe board, after compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62), will, in its discretion, suspend, revoke, or deny the license of a physician assistant who
(1) fails to pay the fees established in 12 AAC 02.250;(2) has obtained, or attempted to obtain, a license or authorization to practice as a physician assistant by fraud, deceit, material misrepresentation, or false statement;(3) habitually abuses alcoholic beverages, or illegally uses depressants, hallucinogenic or stimulant drugs as defined by AS 17.12.150(3), or uses narcotic drugs as defined by AS 17.10.230(13);(4) consistently fails to comply with 12 AAC 40.460;(5) practices without the required collaborative plan as required by 12 AAC 40.410;(6) represents or uses any signs, figures, or letters to represent himself or herself as a physician, surgeon, doctor, or doctor of medicine;(7) violates any section of this chapter;(8) is found to have demonstrated professional incompetence as defined in 12 AAC 40.970;(9) in a clinical setting, (A) fails to clearly identify oneself as a physician assistant to a patient;(B) uses or permits to be used on the physician assistant's behalf the term "doctor," "Dr.," or "doc"; or(C) holds oneself out in any way to be a physician or surgeon;(10) practices without maintaining certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).Eff. 1/13/80, Register 73; am 9/30/81, Register 79; am 8/20/87, Register 103; am 3/12/89, Register 109; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 9/1/2007, Register 183; am 9/9/2010, Register 195; am 5/8/2013, Register 206Authority:AS 08.64.100
AS 08.64.107