§59-519.10. Violations - Penalties.
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Any person not licensed under the Physician Assistant Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to penalties applicable to the unlicensed practice of medicine if he or she:
1. Holds himself or herself out as a physician assistant;
2. Uses any combination or abbreviation of the term "physician assistant" to indicate or imply that he or she is a physician assistant; or
3. Acts as a physician assistant without being licensed by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.
An unlicensed physician shall not be permitted to use the title of "physician assistant" or to practice as a physician assistant unless he or she fulfills the requirements of Section 519.1 et seq. of this title. Added by Laws 1993, c. 289, § 10, emerg. eff. June 3, 1993. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 47, § 7, emerg. eff. April 7, 1997; Laws 2015, c. 163, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.