147A.27 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Subdivision 1.Membership.

(a) The Physician Assistant Advisory Council is created and is composed of seven persons appointed by the board. The seven persons must include:

(1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02;

(2) three physician assistants licensed under this chapter who meet the criteria for a new applicant under section 147A.02; and

(3) two licensed physicians with experience supervising physician assistants.

(b) No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. If a member is appointed for a partial term and serves more than half of that term it shall be considered a full term.

Subd. 2.Organization.

The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059.

Subd. 3.Duties.

The council shall advise the board regarding:

(1) physician assistant licensure standards;

(2) enforcement of grounds for discipline;

(3) distribution of information regarding physician assistant licensure standards;

(4) applications and recommendations of applicants for licensure or license renewal;

(5) complaints and recommendations to the board regarding disciplinary matters and proceedings concerning applicants and licensees according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, subdivisions 6 and 7; and

(6) issues related to physician assistant practice and regulation.

The council shall perform other duties authorized for the council by chapter 214 as directed by the board.

History:

1997 c 120 s 1; 2000 c 298 s 2; 2007 c 123 s 7; 2009 c 159 s 33