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18.146. Professional liability insurance coverage for licensed physician assistants.
The provisions of this § 18.122 amended under sections 8, 8.1, 13, 13.1(c) and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. § § 422.8, 422.8a, 422.13, 422.13a(c) and 422.36).
The provisions of this § 18.122 amended August 13, 1993, effective August 14, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780; amended November 17, 2006, effective November 18, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7009; amended January 31, 2014, effective February 1, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 583. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (323418) to (323420).
The provisions of this § 18.132 reserved August 13, 1993, effective August 14, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (114044). LICENSURE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS ANDREGISTRATION OF SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS
(c) To be eligible for renewal of a physician assistant license, the physician assistant shall complete continuing medical education as required by the NCCPA and maintain National certification by completing current recertification mechanisms available to the profession, identified on the NCCPAs web site as recognized by the Board. The Board recognizes certification through the NCCPA and its successor organizations and certification through any other National organization for which the Board publishes recognition of the organizations certification of physician assistants on the Boards web site.
The provisions of this § 18.145 amended under sections 8, 8.1, 13, 13.1(c) and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. § § 422.8, 422.8a, 422.13 422.13a(c) and 422.36).
The provisions of this § 18.145 amended August 13, 1993, effective August 14, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780; amended November 17, 2006, effective November 18, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7009; amended January 31, 2014, effective February 1, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 583. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (323424).
§ 18.146. Professional liability insurance coverage for licensed physician assistants.
(a) A licensed physician assistant shall maintain a level of professional liability insurance coverage as required under section 36(f) of the act (63 P. S. § 422.36(f)).
(c) A license that was issued in reliance upon a letter from the applicants insurance carrier indicating that the applicant will be covered against professional liability effective upon the issuance of the applicants license as permitted under section 36(f)(2) of the act will become inactive as a matter of law 30 days after issuance of the license if the licensee has not provided proof of professional liability insurance coverage and will remain inactive until the licensee provides proof of insurance coverage.
(d) A licensee who does not have professional liability insurance coverage as required under section 36(f) of the act may not practice as a physician assistant in this Commonwealth.
The provisions of this § 18.146 issued under sections 8, 8.1, 13(c) and 13.1(c) of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. § § 422.8, 422.8a, 422.13(c) and 422.13a(c)).
The provisions of this § 18.146 adopted January 31, 2014, effective February 1, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 583.
(b) The physician assistant may provide any medical service as directed by the supervising physician when the service is within the physician assistants skills, training and experience, forms a component of the physicians scope of
practice, is included in the written agreement and is provided with the amount of supervision in keeping with the accepted standards of medical practice.