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Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERSADMINISTRATIVE CODECHAPTER 540-X-7ASSISTANTS TO PHYSICIANSTABLE OF nsCategories Of Assistants To PhysiciansRequirements To Practice As A PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.04Requirements For The Issuance Of ALicense To Practice As A PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.05Issuance Of License To Practice As APhysician Assistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.06License Fee - Physician Assistant540-X-7-.07License Renewal-Physician Assistant(P.A.)540-X-7-.08Grandfather Clause - PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.09Temporary License - Physician Assistant(P.A.)540-X-7-.10Grounds For Denial OfLicense - Physician Assistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.11Denial Of Application For License ToPractice As A Physician Assistant(P.A.) - Hearing540-X-7-.12Discipline Of License – PhysicianAssistant (P.A.) - Grounds540-X-7-.13Administrative Fines - PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.14Discipline Of License – PhysicianAssistant (P.A.) - Hearings540-X-7-.15Registration - Physician Assistant(P.A.)540-X-7-.15.01 Exemption From Registration Requirement(P.A.)540-X-7-.16Qualifications For Registration –Physician Assistant (P.A.)540-X-7-.17Qualifications Of The SupervisingPhysician – Physician Assistants (P.A.)Revised 6/13/227-1
Chapter 7-.35540-X-7-.36540-X-7-.37Revised 6/13/22Medical ExaminersGrounds For Denial Of Registration –Physician Assistant (P.A.) AndSupervising PhysicianDenial Of Registration – PhysicianAssistant (P.A.) - HearingTermination Of Registration - Voluntary– Physician Assistant (P.A.)Interim Approval-Physician Assistant(P.A.)Physician Assistants (P.A.) NotEmployed By Supervising Physician/Physician Not In Full-Time PracticeRequirements For Supervised Practice –Physician Assistants (P.A.)Covering Physicians For PhysicianAssistants (P.A.)Functions And Activities Of A PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)Limitations Upon Utilization OfPhysician Assistants (P.A.)Prohibited Activities And Functions –Physician Assistants (P.A.)Prescriptions And Medication Orders –Physician Assistants (P.A.)Continuing MedicalEducation - Physician Assistant (P.A.)Physician Assistant’s AdvisoryCommitteeForms Requiring A Physician’s Signature– Physician Assistant (P.A.)Grounds For Termination Of Registration– Involuntary - Physician Assistant(P.A.)Termination Of Registration –Involuntary – Physician Assistant(P.A.) – HearingsInvestigations - Physician Assistant(P.A.)Examinations/Evaluations - PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)Voluntary Surrender, VoluntaryRestrictions, Reinstatements PhysicianAssistant (P.A.)Requirements To Practice As AnAnesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)7-2
Medical X-7-.55540-X-7-.56Revised 6/13/22Chapter 540-X-7Requirements For The Issuance Of ALicense To Practice As AnAnesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Issuance Of License To Practice As AnAnesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)License Fee - AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)License Renewal – AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Temporary License - AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Grounds For Denial Of License (A.A.)Denial Of Application For License ToPractice As An AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.) - HearingDiscipline OfLicense - Anesthesiologist Assistant(A.A.) - GroundsAdministrative Fines - AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Discipline OfLicense - Anesthesiologist Assistant(A.A.) - HearingsRegistration - AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Qualifications For Registration –Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Qualifications Of The SupervisingAnesthesiologist – AnesthesiologistAssistants (A.A.)Grounds For Denial Of Registration –Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.) AndSupervising AnesthesiologistDenial OfRegistration - AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.) - HearingTermination Of Registration - Voluntary– Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Interim Approval – AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Anesthesiologist Assistants (A.A.) NotEmployed By SupervisingAnesthesiologist/Anesthesiologist NotIn Full- Time PracticeRequirements For Supervised Practice –Anesthesiologist Assistants (A.A.)7-3
Chapter Medical ExaminersCovering Anesthesiologist ForAnesthesiologist Assistants (A.A.)Functions And Activities Of AnAnesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Limitations Upon Utilization OfAnesthesiologist Assistants (A.A.)Prohibited Activities And Functions –Anesthesiologist Assistants (A.A.)Medication Orders – AnesthesiologistAssistants (A.A.)Continuing Medical Education –Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Forms Requiring An Anesthesiologist’sSignature - Anesthesiologist Assistant(A.A.)Grounds For Termination Of Registration– Involuntary - AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Termination Of Registration –Involuntary – AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.) – HearingsInvestigations – AnesthesiologistAssistant (A.A.)Examinations/Evaluations –Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Voluntary Surrender, VoluntaryRestrictions, ReinstatementsAnesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)Expedited License For Military MembersAnd Spouses540-X-7-.01Definitions.apply to these rules:The following definitions shall(1)APPROVED PROGRAM: A program for the educationand training of assistants to physicians which has been formallyapproved in writing by the Board.(2)ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. A person who is agraduate of an approved program, is licensed by the Board, andis registered by the Board to perform medical services under thesupervision of a physician approved by the Board to supervisethe assistant.(3)BOARD.State of Alabama.Revised 6/13/22The Board of Medical Examiners of the7-4
Medical Examiners(4)CONTINUAL.steady rapid succession.Chapter 540-X-7Repeated regularly and frequently in(5)DIRECT MEDICAL INTERVENTION. Physical presenceof a physician to attend the patient as defined in theregistration agreement protocol.(6)FCVS, Federation Credentials VerificationService. A credentials verification service provided by theFederation of State Medical Boards that assistants to physiciansmay use to verify core credentials in connection withapplications for licensure. The Board of Medical Examiners willaccept those verified primary source records of credentialsprovided by FCVS in lieu of equivalent documentation required tobe submitted with an application for licensure where designatedin these rules. Applicants are responsible for payment of allfees charged by FCVS. Use of FCVS by an applicant is optional.(7)GUIDELINES. The written guidelines establishedby the Board pursuant to Act 94-261 in the most current versionwhich concern the prescribing practices of assistants tophysicians and which do not require publication in accordancewith the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act.(8)LEGEND DRUG. Any drug, medicine, chemical orpoison, bearing on the label the words, "Caution, Federal Lawprohibits dispensing without prescription" or similar wordsindicating that the drug, medicine, chemical or poison may besold or dispensed only upon the prescription of a licensedmedical practitioner, except that the term legend drug shall notinclude any drug, substance or compound which is listed inSchedules I through V of the Alabama Uniform ControlledSubstances Act.(9)PHYSICIAN. A person who is licensed to practicemedicine in this state and is approved by the Board to superviseassistants to physicians.(10)PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION. A formal relationshipbetween a licensed assistant to a physician and a licensedphysician under which the assistant to the physician isauthorized to practice as evidenced by a written job descriptionapproved by the Board. Physician supervision requires that thereshall be at all times a direct, continuing and close supervisoryrelationship between the assistant to the physician and thephysician to whom that assistant is registered. The termRevised 6/13/227-5
Chapter 540-X-7Medical Examinerssupervision does not require direct on-site supervision of theassistant to the physician; however, supervision does includethe professional oversight and direction required by these rulesand by the written guidelines established by the Boardconcerning prescribing practices.(11)PRESCRIBE OR PRESCRIBING.written prescription for a legend drug.The act of issuing a(12)PRESCRIPTION. An order for a legend drug whichis written and signed by an assistant to a physician authorizedto prescribe and administer the drug and which is intended to befilled, compounded, or dispensed by a pharmacist. The term"prescription" does not include an order for medication which isdispensed for immediate administration to the ultimate user.(e.g., an order to dispense a drug to a bed patient forimmediate administration in a hospital is not a prescription.)(13)READILY AVAILABLE. Response by the supervisingor covering physician by telephone or telecommunication forconsultation, referral or direct medical intervention for apatient as indicated by the needs of the patient and based onusual and customary standards of medical practice.(14)REMOTE PRACTICE SITE. An approved site for aregistration agreement without a supervising or coveringphysician on-site. The supervising physician’s principalpractice site, acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities,licensed, special-care assisted living facilities and licensedassisted living facilities are not remote practice sites for thepurpose of these rules.(15)TRAINEE. A person who is currently enrolled inan approved program in this state.Author: Alabama Board of Medical ExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Filed October 17, 2002; effective November 21, 2002.Amended: Filed December 16, 2015; effective January 30, 2016.Amended: Published November 30, 2020; effectiveFebruary 14, 2021. Amended: Published October 29, 2021;effective December 13, 2021.Revised 6/13/227-6
Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7540-X-7-.02Categories Of Assistants To Physicians. The twocategories of assistants to physicians which are recognized forlicensure and registration by the Board are the following:(1)Physician assistant (P.A.) (Rules 540-X-7-.03through 540-X-7-.36 apply);(2)Anesthesiologist Assistant (A. A.) (Code of Ala.1975, Rules 540-X-7-.37 through 540-X-7-.68).Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.540-X-7-.03(P.A.).Requirements To Practice As A Physician Assistant(1)To practice or offer to practice as a physicianassistant, each person shall be licensed by and registered by theBoard in accordance with Chapter 7 of these rules.(2)Effective January 1, 2024, physician assistantsshall obtain continuing education prescribed by the Board ofMedical Examiners regarding the rules and statutes governingsupervised practice in Alabama, not more than forty-eight (48)months prior to or within twelve (12) months of registration toa physician.Author: Alabama Board of Medical ExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Published October 29, 2021; effectiveDecember 13, 2021.540-X-7-.04Requirements For The Issuance Of A License ToPractice As A Physician Assistant (P.A.).Revised 6/13/227-7
Chapter 540-X-7Medical Examiners(1)To qualify for a license to practice as aphysician assistant an individual must meet the followingrequirements:(a)Provide evidence, satisfactory to the Board, ofsuccessful completion of a training program accredited by theCommittee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA),the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for thePhysician Assistant (ARC-PA), or their successor agencies;(b)Provide evidence, satisfactory to the Board, ofsuccessful completion of the Physician Assistant NationalCertification Examination (PANCE) as administered by theNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants(NCCPA);(c)Board; andSubmit an application on forms approved by the(d)Pay the required license application fee asdetermined by the Board.(e)Beginning October 1, 2008, submit to a criminalhistory background check which includes the following:1.Provide fingerprints and execute a criminalhistory information release using forms provided by the Board;and2.Pay a criminal history background check fee in anamount established in Rule 540-X-3-.09(2).Fingerprints provided by an applicant shall be submitted to theAlabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), which isresponsible for forwarding the fingerprints to the FederalBureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal historyrecord check. Information received by the Board pursuant to acriminal history background check shall be confidential andshall not be a public record, except that such informationreceived and relied upon in denying the issuance of a license topractice as a physician assistant in this state may be disclosedas may be necessary to support the denial.(2)Documentation submitted through the FederationCredentials Verification Service (FCVS) may be accepted toRevised 6/13/227-8
Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7demonstrate compliance with the credentialing requirements ofthis rule.Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Filed October 17, 2002; effective November 21, 2002.Amended: October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.Amended: Filed November 16, 2018; effective December 31, 2018.Amended: Published January 31, 2022; effective March 7, 2022.540-X-7-.05Issuance Of License To Practice As A PhysicianAssistant (P.A.).(1)The Board shall issue a license to practice as aphysician assistant when all requirements for licensure have beenmet.(2)Every license issued shall be dated, shall benumbered in the order of issuance, and shall be signed by the chairof the Board or the chair’s designee.(3)The size and design of the license shall bedetermined by the Board.Author: Patricia E. Shaner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.540-X-7-.06License Fee - Physician Assistant (P.A.).(1)All applicants for a license to practice as aphysician assistant shall submit to the Board an application fee inthe amount of 200.00.Revised 6/13/227-9
Chapter 540-X-7Medical Examiners(2)The initial license fee in paragraph (1) shall bewaived for any person who was certified as a physician assistant orsurgeon assistant on the effective date of these rules.Author: Alabama Board of Medical ExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Published October 29, 2021; effectiveDecember 13, 2021.540-X-7-.07License Renewal-Physician Assistant (P.A.).(1)A license to practice as a physician assistantshall be renewed annually on or before January 1st of each year.Application for annual renewal shall be received by the Board onor before December 31st and shall be accompanied by a renewalfee in the amount of 100.00.(2)The Board shall not renew the license to practiceof any physician assistant against whom an administrative finehas been assessed by the Board until such fine is paid in full.In the event that the fine is subsequently reduced or set asideon judicial review as provided in the Alabama AdministrativeProcedure Act, the physician assistant shall be entitled to aprompt refund of the amount of the fine, but shall not beentitled to interest thereon.(3)If a physician assistant fails to renew hislicense before January 1, he may subsequently renew his licenseas follows:(a)Between January 1 and January 31, submit acompleted renewal application, pay the renewal fee of 100, andcertify completion of the continuing medical education hoursrequired by this Chapter.(b)February 1 and thereafter, submit a completedrenewal application, pay the renewal fee of 100, and submitproof of completion of the continuing medical education hoursrequired by this Chapter.Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; Patricia E. Shaner,Attorney for the Board of Medical ExaminersRevised 6/13/227-10
Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Filed May 21, 2004; effective June 25, 2004. Amended:Filed November 16, 2018; effective December 31, 2018.540-X-7-.08Grandfather Clause - Physician Assistant (P.A.).(1)Any person who was certifiedphysician assistant or surgeon assistant toon December 21, 1994, shall be eligible forlicense and a registration to practice as aby the board as aa licensed physicianthe issuance of aphysician assistant.(2)To qualify for a license under this section, anapplicant must submit an application for licensure and therequired fee on or before May 7, 1999. After May 7, 1999, anapplicant must meet all of the requirements of Rule 540-X-7-.04concerning licensure.(3)A person who holds a degree of doctor of medicinebut who is not licensed to practice medicine in the State ofAlabama shall not be eligible for a license and a registrationas a physician assistant except as provided in paragraph (1) ofthis Rule.Author: Alabama Board of Medical ExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Published October 29, 2021; effectiveDecember 13, 2021.540-X-7-.09Temporary License - Physician Assistant (P.A.).(1)The Board may, in its discretion, grant atemporary license to an applicant who meets the qualificationsfor licensure as a physician assistant, except that theapplicant has not taken the Physician Assistant NationalCertification Examination (PANCE) for the first time or theRevised 6/13/227-11
Chapter 540-X-7Medical Examinersapplicant has taken the PANCE for the first time and is awaitingthe results.(2)A temporary license is valid:(a)For one year from the date issued, or(b)Until the results of an applicant’s examinationare available, or(c)Until the Board makes a final decision on theapplicant’s request for licensure as a physician assistant,whichever comes first.(3)Physician assistants granted a temporary licensewill not be granted prescriptive privileges, be allowed topractice without direct, on-site physician supervision, beallowed to practice in a remote practice site, or be approvedfor additional duties in the Job Description.(4)The Board, in its discretion, may waive therequirement(s) in paragraph (3) of this Rule.(5)A physician assistant who is granted a temporarylicense shall not practice or offer to practice unless he or sheis registered by the Board to a licensed physician in accordancewith these rules and applicable statutes.(6)There shall be no independent unsupervisedpractice by a physician assistant who is granted a temporarylicense.Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Filed May 16, 2013; effective June 20, 2013.540-X-7-.10Grounds For Denial Of License - PhysicianAssistant (P. A.). The commission by a physician assistant ofany act, offense or condition set forth in Rule 540-X-7-.12shall be grounds, within the discretion of the board, to deny anapplication for a license to practice as a physician assistant.Revised 6/13/227-12
Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.540-X-7-.11Denial Of Application For License To Practice As APhysician Assistant (P.A.) - Hearing.(1)If, after examination of the application for alicense to practice as a physician assistant and afterconsideration of any information developed by the Board pursuantto an investigation into the qualifications of the physicianassistant for licensure, the Board determines that there isprobable cause to believe there exist grounds upon which theapplication for licensure may be denied, the Board shall takethe following actions:(a)Defer final decision on the application forlicensure; and(b)Notify the physician assistant of the grounds forpossible denial of the application for licensure and theprocedure for obtaining a hearing before the Board.(2)The failure to request a hearing within the timespecified in the notice shall be deemed a waiver of suchhearing.(3)If requested by the physician assistant, ahearing shall be set before the full Board of Medical Examinerson the application for licensure.(4)In the event that a hearing is not requested, theBoard shall take action to approve or deny the application forlicensure.(5)All hearings under this rule shall be conductedin accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act,§§41-22-1 et seq., Code of Ala. 1975 and Chapter 6 of the Rulesand Regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners. A decisionrendered by the Board at the conclusion of the hearing shallconstitute final administrative action of the Board of MedicalRevised 6/13/227-13
Chapter 540-X-7Medical ExaminersExaminers for the purposes of judicial review under §§41-22-20.The physician assistant applicant shall have the burden ofdemonstrating to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board thathe or she meets all qualifications and requirements forlicensure as a physician assistant.Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.540-X-7-.12Discipline Of License - Physician Assistant(P.A.) - Grounds. After notice and hearing, the Board, withinits discretion, shall suspend, revoke, restrict, place onprobation or otherwise discipline the license of a physicianassistant who is found guilty on the basis of substantialevidence of any of the following acts or offenses:(1)Conviction of a felony;(2)Conviction of any crime or other offense, felonyor misdemeanor, reflecting on the ability of the individual torender patient care in a safe manner;(3)Conviction of any violation of state or federallaws relating to controlled substances;(4)Termination, restriction, suspension, revocation,or curtailment of licensure, registration or certification byanother state or other licensing jurisdiction on grounds similarto those stated in these rules;(5)The denial of a registration, a certification, ora license to practice by another state or other licensingjurisdiction;(6)Being unable to render patient care withreasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, inebriation,addiction to or excessive use of alcohol, narcotics, chemicals,drugs or any other substance or by reason of a mental orphysical condition or disability;Revised 6/13/227-14
Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7(7)Revocation, termination, suspension orrestriction of hospital privileges;(8)Knowingly submitting or causing to be submittedany false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading information tothe Board of Medical Examiners in connection with an applicationfor licensure or registration;(9)That the physician assistant has representedhimself or herself or permitted another to represent him or heras a physician;(10)That the physician assistant has performedotherwise than at the direction and under the supervision of aphysician approved by the Board;(11)That the physician assistant has been delegatedand/or has performed or attempted to perform tasks and functionsbeyond his or her competence;(12)That the physician assistant has performed orattempted to perform tasks beyond those authorized in theapproved job description;(13)Practicing or permitting another to practice as aphysician assistant without the required license andregistration from the Board of Medical Examiners;(14)Prescribing in violation of statutory authorityand/or Board rules and/or Board guidelines;(15)Intentional falsification of a certification ofcompliance with the continuing medical education requirement forphysician assistants established in these rules; and(16)Unprofessional conduct for failing to maintain orprovide to the Board records documenting compliance with theminimum continuing medical education requirement.Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Filed May 21, 2004; effective June 25, 2004. Amended:Filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.Revised 6/13/227-15
Chapter 540-X-7Medical Examiners540-X-7-.13Administrative Fines - Physician Assistant (P.A.).In addition to any other penalty authorized by Code of Ala.1975, §34-24-302, the Board may in its discretion assessadministrative fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars( 10,000.00) for each violation of the provisions of §34-24-302,Board Rule 540-X-7-.12 or any of the Board rules concerningphysician assistants.Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: New Rule: Filed August 22, 2002; effectiveSeptember 26, 2002. Repealed and New Rule: FiledSeptember 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.540-X-7-.14Discipline Of License - Physician Assistant(P.A.) - Hearings. Before revoking, suspending, restricting,placing on probation, assessing administrative fines against, orotherwise disciplining the license of a physician assistant onany of the grounds specified in Rule 540-X-7-.12, the Boardshall conduct a hearing pursuant to the provisions of theAlabama Administrative Procedure Act, §§41-22-1 et seq. Code ofAla. 1975, and Chapter 6 of the Rules of the Board.Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of MedicalExaminersStatutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998;effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: FiledAugust 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and NewRule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002.Amended: Filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.540-X-7-.15Registration - Physician Assistant (P.A.).Registration of a physician assistant by the Board to performmedical services under the supervision of a physician approvedby the Board to supervise the assistant shall be accomplished inthe following manner:(1)A completed application for registration in theform specified in Appendix A to Chapter 7 shall be submitted tothe Board and shall include a list of each practice site,Revised 6/13/227-16
Medical ExaminersChapter 540-X-7including the address and phone number where the registrationand core duties shall be utilized, and shall list the name anddesignated working hours of the physician assistant at eachpractice site;(2)A non-refundable, non-transferable registrationfee in the amount of 100.00 shall accompany the application;and(3)A detailed job description signed by thephysician and physician assistant shall accompany theapplication. The job description shall set forth those functionsand procedures for which the physician assistant qua
the assistant. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama. Medical Examiners Chapter 540-X-7 . Revised 6/13/22 7-5 (4) CONTINUAL. Repeated regularly and frequently in steady rapid succession. (5) DIRECT MEDICAL INTERVENTION. Physical presence of a physician to attend the patient as defined in the .
