Wisconsin Administrative Code › Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter PA 3 - Practice › Section PA 3.04 - Practice during interruption in collaboration

Current through June 24, 2024
If a physician assistant's collaborating physician under s. PA 3.01 (2) is
										unable to collaborate as specified in that section due to an interruption in licensed practice, a leave of
										absence of 30 days or longer such that the physician is unreachable, change in employment, change in license
										or privileges, or death, then the following requirements apply:
(1)
								 When the interruption is temporary, and an alternate has not been identified in the current agreement, or is
								 otherwise not available, a new alternate physician may provide temporary collaboration to the physician
								 assistant. An interim collaborative agreement shall be documented within and maintained at the site of
								 practice in accordance with s. PA 3.01 (2).
(2) If the
								 collaborating physician will be unavailable for more than 90 business days due to an interruption in
								 licensure or privileges, employment, extended leave of absence or death, the physician assistant shall secure
								 a new collaborating physician and document the agreement in accordance with s. PA 3.01 (2).
(3) If no physician is available to collaborate with the physician
								 assistant, then either of the following apply:
(a) A physician assistant
								 possessing at least 2,080 hours of practice experience in the same specialty or concentration shall notify
								 the board within 3 business days of the collaborating physician's absence and attest to active search for
								 replacement. The physician assistant may continue to practice under the current terms of the physician
								 assistant's collaboration agreement without physician collaboration for up to 120 business days, at which
								 time the physician assistant may petition the board to extend practice under the same terms. The board shall
								 consider the practice setting, experience, and qualifications of the physician assistant, and potential
								 availability of collaborating physicians when reviewing requests to extend practice under this paragraph;
								 or
(b) A physician assistant possessing less than 2,080 hours of
								 practice experience in the same specialty or concentration shall enter into a written interim collaborative
								 agreement with a physician assistant possessing at least 10,000 hours of practice experience in the same
								 specialty or concentration; and shall notify the board within 3 business days of the collaborating
								 physician's absence, provide a copy of the interim written collaborative agreement and, attest to active
								 search for replacement of the collaborating physician. The physician assistant may continue to practice under
								 the current terms of the physician assistant's interim collaboration agreement with physician assistant
								 collaboration for up to 120 business days, at which time the physician assistant may petition the board to
								 extend practice under the same terms. The board shall consider the practice setting, experience, and
								 qualifications of the physician assistant, the collaborating physician assistant and potential availability
								 of collaborating physicians when reviewing requests to extend practice under this paragraph. This interim
								 collaborative agreement may not exceed 270 consecutive days.