Section 50-03-01-03.2 - Practice requirements1. A physician assistant shall practice at a:a. Health care facility licensed by the department of health and human services;b. Facility with a credentialing and privileging system; orc. Physician-owned facility or practice.2. If a physician assistant is not practicing at a facility under subsection 1 or at a correctional, state, or federal facility, the physician assistant may apply to the board for approval to practice independently with the following criteria: a. The practice is at a physical location in a rural, medically underserved area in North Dakota as determined by the board;b. Collaboration with a North Dakota-licensed physician who will perform chart reviews at periodic intervals as required by the board; andc. If a physician assistant has less than four thousand hours of practice experience and seeks to practice at a facility or practice that is not a licensed health care facility, a facility with a credentialing and privileging system, or a physician-owned facility or practice, the physician assistant must execute a written collaborative agreement with a North Dakota-licensed physician that describes how collaboration with that physician will occur and provide it to the board upon request.3. A physician assistant shall comply with any privileging and credentialing systems at the facility at which the physician assistant practices.N.D. Admin Code 50-03-01-03.2
Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 375, January 2020, effective 1/1/2020.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-386, October 2022, effective 10/1/2022.General Authority: NDCC 43-17-02.1
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-17-02.1