Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-5-.13 - Disciplinary Action/Revocation

(1) When the Board finds that any person is unqualified to be granted a license or to have a license renewed, the Board may refuse to grant the license.

(2) The Board may impose on a physician assistant any disciplinary action authorized by O.C.G.A. Sections 43-34-8, 43-34-103, 43-34-107, and O.C.G.A. Section 16-13-111, or otherwise authorized by law for any of the reasons set forth by law. In addition, the Board may terminate the approval of a physician's utilization of a physician assistant provided in O.C.G.A. Section 3-34-107.

(3) In addition, the following may be considered by the Board as unprofessional conduct of the physician assistant:

(a) Performing duties on a routine basis by the physician assistant, without appropriate supervision by a physician approved by the Board;

(b) Routinely performing duties that are not within the scope of practice of the supervising physician.

(c) Issuing pre-signed prescriptions or prescriptions signed in blank or using pre-signed prescriptions;

(d) Signing a physician's signature on a prescription form by a physician assistant;

(e) Failing to notify the Board within 30 days of becoming unable to perform duties or provide patient services with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness or the use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals or any other type of material;

(f) Holding himself or herself out or permitting another to represent him or her as a licensed physician;

(g) Being convicted in any court, state or federal, of any felony or other criminal offense involving moral turpitude;

(h) Failing to notify the Board of the termination of a physician/physician assistant relationship;

(i) Failing to maintain appropriate patient records; or

(j) Failing to document professional samples that are distributed to a patient in the patient's medical record.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-5-.13

O.C.G.A. Secs. 16-13-111, 43-1-22, 43-34-5, 43-34-8, 43-34-23, 43-34-24, 43-34-24.1, 43-34-102, 43-34-103, 43-34-105, 43-34-107, 43-34-108.

Original Rule entitled "Inactive Status" adopted. F. Dec. 10, 2004; eff. Dec. 30, 2004. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Disciplinary Action/Revocation" adopted. F. Jan. 18, 2011; eff. Feb. 7, 2011. Repealed: New Rule with same title adopted. F. Jan. 13, 2012; eff. Feb. 2, 2012.