KRS § 311.854 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.854
311.854 Approval of supervising physician -- Requirements -- Application -- Number of assistants -- Restrictions on practice and supervision
Status: in_force

311.854 Approval of supervising physician -- Requirements -- Application --

Number of assistants -- Restrictions on practice and supervision.

(1) A physician shall not supervise a physician assistant without approval of the board.

Failure to obtain board approval as a supervising physician or failure to comply

with the requirements of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 or related administrative

regulations shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall be subject to

disciplinary action by the board that may include revocation, suspension,

restriction, or placing on probation the supervising physician's right to supervise a

physician assistant.

(2) To be approved by the board as a supervising physician, a physician shall:

(a) Be currently licensed and in good standing with the board;

(b) Maintain a practice primarily within this Commonwealth. The board in its

discretion may modify or waive this requirement;

(c) Submit a completed application and the required fee to the board. The

application shall include but is not limited to:

1. A description of the nature of the physician's practice;

2. A statement of assurance by the supervising physician that the scope of

medical services and procedures described in the application or in any

supplemental information shall not exceed the normal scope of practice

of the supervising physician;

3. A description of the means by which the physician shall maintain

communication with the physician assistant when they are not in the

same physical location;

4. A description of the scope of medical services and procedures to be

performed by the physician assistant for which the physician assistant

has been trained in an approved program; and

5. An outline of the specific parameters for review of countersignatures.

(3) Prior to a physician assistant performing any service or procedure beyond those

described in the initial application submitted to the board under subsection (2)(c) of

this section, the supervising physician shall supplement that application with

information that includes but is not limited to:

(a) A description of the additional service or procedure;

(b) A description of the physician assistant's education, training, experience, and

institutional credentialing;

(c) A description of the level of supervision to be provided for the additional

service or procedure;

(d) The location or locations where the additional service or procedure will be

provided; and

(e) Any changes to the specific parameters for review of countersignatures.

The initial and supplemental applications required under this section may be

submitted to the board at the same time.

(4) A physician who has been supervising a physician assistant prior to July 15, 2002,

may continue supervision and the physician assistant may continue to perform all

medical services and procedures that were provided by the physician assistant prior

to July 15, 2002. The supervising physician shall submit the initial application and

any supplemental application as required in this section by October 15, 2002.

(5) A physician may enter into supervision agreements with no more than four (4)

physician assistants and shall not supervise more than four (4) physician assistants

at any one (1) time. Application for board approval to be a supervising physician

shall be obtained individually for each physician assistant.

(6) The board may impose restrictions on the scope of practice of a physician assistant

or on the methods of supervision by the supervising physician upon consideration

of recommendations of the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee established in

KRS 311.842 after providing the applicant with reasonable notice of its intended

action and after providing a reasonable opportunity to be heard.