311.844 Licensing of physician assistants -- Requirements -- Endorsement from
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(1)To be licensed by the board as a physician assistant, an applicant shall:
(a)Submit a completed application form with the required fee;
(b)Be of good character and reputation;
(c)Be a graduate of an approved program; and
(d)Have passed an examination approved by the board within three
(3)attempts.
(2)A physician assistant who is authorized to practice in another state and who is in
good standing may apply for licensure by endorsement from the state of his or her
credentialing if that state has standards substantially equivalent to those of this
Commonwealth.
(3)A physician assistant's license shall be valid for two
(2)years and shall be renewed
by the board upon fulfillment of the following requirements:
(a)The holder shall be of good character and reputation;
(b)The holder shall provide evidence of completion, during the previous two
years, of a minimum of one hundred
(100)hours of continuing education
approved by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic
Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American
Academy of Physician Assistants, or by another entity approved by the board.
The one hundred
(100)hours of continuing education required by this
paragraph shall include:
1. During the first two
(2)years of licensure or prior to the first licensure
renewal:
a. One and one-half (1.5) hours of continuing education in the
prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma, as
defined in KRS 620.020, except that graduating physician assistant
students may apply pediatric abusive head trauma curriculum
taught in their physician assistant graduate education to count
towards the required one and one-half (1.5) hours; and
b. As a part of the continuing education requirements that the board
adopts to ensure continuing competency of present and future
licensees and the evolving needs of the growing senior population,
the board shall ensure physician assistants licensed under KRS
Chapter 311 complete a one
(1)time course of one
(1)hour of
continuing education approved by the board. The course shall be
completed one
(1)time and count towards the current number of
required continuing education hours, except that graduating
student physician assistants may submit Alzheimer's and other
forms of dementia course curriculum taught in their programs of
study towards the required one
(1)hour for approval. The course
topics shall include but not be limited to:
i. The warning signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and
other forms of dementia;
ii. The importance of early detection, diagnosis, and appropriate
communication techniques for discussion of memory
concerns with the patient and his or her caregiver;
iii. Cognitive assessment and care planning billing codes;
iv. The variety of tools used to assess a patient's cognition; and
v. Current treatments that may be available to the patient; and
2. If the license holder is authorized, pursuant to KRS 311.858(5), to
prescribe and administer Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances, a
minimum of seven and one-half (7.5) hours of approved continuing
education relating to controlled substance diversion, pain management,
addiction disorders, use of the electronic system for monitoring
controlled substances established in KRS 218A.202, or any combination
of two
(2)or more of these subjects; and
(c)The holder shall provide proof of current certification with the National
Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.