Section 311.848 - Medical emergency - Approval of additional physician assistants - Emergency permit(1) As used in this section, "medical emergency" means a real and substantial threat to public health or the health of an individual as determined by the executive director of the board that requires additional professional resources.(2) In a medical emergency, the board may approve an additional physician assistant for a supervising physician practicing in this Commonwealth for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days who:(a) Submits satisfactorily completed forms to the board; and(b) Is licensed and in good standing in this Commonwealth.(3) In a medical emergency, the board may issue an emergency permit to a physician assistant who: (a) Is credentialed and in good standing in another state or Canadian province;(b) Submits satisfactorily completed forms to the board; and(c) Based on verifiable information, meets the requirements for licensure under KRS 311.844.(4) An emergency permit: (a) Shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days;(b) Shall not be renewed or reissued and shall be immediately canceled if a medical emergency no longer exists;(c) May be canceled by the executive director upon reasonable cause without a prior hearing; and(d) Shall not authorize a physician assistant to practice beyond a specified geographical area, beyond the scope of practice encompassed by the medical emergency, or without the supervision of a supervising physician.Effective:7/12/2006
Amended 2006, Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 6, effective7/12/2006. -- Created 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 27, effective 7/15/2002.