311.848 Medical emergency -- Approval of additional physician assistants --

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Emergency permit.

(1)As used in this section, "medical emergency" means a real and substantial threat to

public health or the health of an individual as determined by the executive director

of the board that requires additional professional resources.

(2)In a medical emergency, the board may approve an additional physician assistant for

a supervising physician practicing in this Commonwealth for a period not to exceed

thirty

(30)days who:

(a)Submits satisfactorily completed forms to the board; and

(b)Is licensed and in good standing in this Commonwealth.

(3)In a medical emergency, the board may issue an emergency permit to a physician

assistant who:

(a)Is credentialed and in good standing in another state or Canadian province;

(b)Submits satisfactorily completed forms to the board; and

(c)Based on verifiable information, meets the requirements for licensure under

KRS 311.844.

(4)An emergency permit:

(a)Shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed thirty

(30)days;

(b)Shall not be renewed or reissued and shall be immediately canceled if a

medical emergency no longer exists;

(c)May be canceled by the executive director upon reasonable cause without a

prior hearing; and

(d)Shall not authorize a physician assistant to practice beyond a specified

geographical area, beyond the scope of practice encompassed by the medical

emergency, or without the supervision of a supervising physician.