Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 360 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD
Chapter 360-5 - PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS
Rule 360-5-.05 - Limitations on Physician Assistant Practice
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) No person shall practice as a physician assistant without a license or temporary permit from the Board, Board approval of a supervising physician, and Board approval of his/her job description.
(2) A physician employed by the Department of Community Health, an institution thereof or by a local health department, whose duties are administrative and do not normally include providing health care to patients, shall not be authorized to supervise a physician assistant who is employed by these entities.
(3) A physician may not be an employee of the physician assistant who he/she is required to supervise unless the arrangement was approved by the Board prior to July 1, 2009.
(4) A physician may serve as primary supervising physician to only four physician assistants. A physician may be an alternate supervising physician for any number of physician assistants.
(5) A physician may serve as a primary supervising physician for no more than eight physician assistants who have completed a board approved anesthesiologist assistant program licensed to him or her at a time. A physician may be an alternate supervising physician for any number of anesthesiologist assistants.
(6) When acting as a Primary or Alternate supervising physician, a physician may supervise as many as (4) four physician assistants who have completed a board approved anesthesiologist assistant program at one time, who are working within the scope of practice of the Supervising Physician.
When acting as a Primary or Alternate supervising physician, a physician may supervise as many as (4) four physician assistants at one time, who are working within the scope of practice of the Supervising Physician.
This limitation shall not apply to a Physician Assistant who is practicing:
(7) A physician assistant may not perform an abortion or administer, prescribe or issue a drug order that is intended to cause an abortion to occur pharmacologically.
(8) A physician assistant may not be utilized to perform the duties of a pharmacist licensed under Title 26, Chapter 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists, as now or hereafter amended.
(9) A physician assistant may not issue a written prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance. Provided, however, this does not preclude:
(10) A physician assistant does not have the authority to sign death certificates or assign a percentage of a disability rating.
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-34-5, 43-34-8, 43-34-23, 43-34-102, 43-34-103, 43-34-104, 43-34-108, 43-34-109, 43-34-110, 43-39-5.