3 CCR 713-29.1 - INTRODUCTION
A.
Basis: The authority for promulgation of these rules
and regulations by the Colorado Medical Board ("Board") is set forth in
sections 24-4-103,
12-20-204(1),
12-240-119,
12-240-106(1)(a),
12-240-120(1)(d),
12-20-202(2)(c)(II),
and 12-240-141(5),
C.R.S.
B.
Purpose: The purpose of these rules and regulations is
to set forth the process by which a physician assistant may demonstrate
continued competency for the purpose of complying with the statutory sections
referenced above to obtain a Colorado physician assistant license; demonstrate
qualifications substantially equivalent for licensure by endorsement in this
state pursuant to the Occupational Credential Portability Program as set forth
in section
12-20-202, C.R.S.; demonstrate at
least one year of having practiced as a physician assistant in another
jurisdiction with a scope of practice substantially similar to the scope of
practice in this state for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the
Occupational Credential Portability Program as set forth in section
12-20-202, C.R.S.; reinstate an
expired license; or reactivate an existing Colorado physician assistant
license. The Board finds that due to the significant differences between the
nature of physician assistant practice and the nature of physician practice, it
is necessary and appropriate to delineate different methods by which physician
assistants and physicians shall demonstrate continued competency as required by
the Medical Practice Act. The significant differences between the two types of
practice include the requirements that all physician assistants must be
supervised by a licensed physician in accordance with existing Board rules and
regulations. The Board finds, however, that if a physician assistant has ceased
clinical practice for two or more years, the nature of the physician
assistant/physician supervisory relationship in and of itself cannot compensate
for potential knowledge and clinical deficiencies, which may exist due to the
lack of practice experience for such an extended period of time.
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