Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Definitions
(a) "Good standing" shall mean that the
person has no disciplinary action taken against him or her by any state within
the previous seven (7) years and has not let his/her license in any state
expire or become inactive during an investigation by a state medical board into
allegations relating to his/her practice as a physician assistant or during a
pending disciplinary action.
(b)
"Georgia Board - Approved Supervisory Arrangement" means when a supervising
physician and a physician assistant are working under a basic job description
previously submitted to and approved by the Board.
(2) Temporary Practice Agreement. A physician
and a physician's assistant may enter into a temporary practice agreement where
the physician supervises the services provided by the physician assistant to
patients at a specific facility or program operated by an organization exempt
from federal taxes pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal
Revenue Code, provided that:
(a) Such
services are provided in the State of Georgia;
(b) Such services are provided primarily to
financially disadvantaged patients;
(c) Such services are free or at a charge to
the patient based solely on the patient's ability to pay and provided, further,
that such charges do not exceed the actual cost to the facility or program;
and
(d) Both supervising physician
and the physician assistant voluntarily and gratuitously donate their
services;
(3)
Requirements for the Temporary Practice Agreement.
(a) The temporary practice agreement must be
for a specified period of time;
(b)
The physician assistant services must be within the usual scope of practice of
the supervising physician;
(c) The
physician assistant and the supervising physician must be in good standing with
the Board;
(d) The temporary
practice agreement must be signed by both the supervising physician and the
physician assistant;
(e) Prior to
providing any patient services a copy of the signed temporary practice
agreement must be on file at the facility or program and a copy of the
agreement must have been sent to the Board; and
(f) The facility or program must notify the
Board of its intent to provide patient services and utilize licensed physicians
and physician assistants under the conditions set out in this
subsection.
(4)
Limitations. This rule does not apply to physicians and physician assistants
who are in a Georgia board-approved supervisory arrangement nor preclude
physician assistants from practicing under the Georgia Volunteers in Health
Care Specialties Act as delineated in OCGA Section
43-1-28.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-34-5, 43-34-8, 43-34-102, 43-34-103, 43-34-107, 43-34-108.
