Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.34 – Disciplinary authority
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.34
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners within the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22
- Physician: means a person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22
- Physician assistant: means a health professional qualified by academic and clinical education and licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to provide health care services at the direction and under the supervision of a physician or a group of physicians approved by the board as a supervising physician. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
The board, upon finding that a physician assistant has committed any offense described in La. Rev. Stat. 37:1360.33, may:
(1) Refuse to grant a license.
(2) Administer a public or private reprimand.
(3) Revoke, suspend, limit, or otherwise restrict a license.
(4) Require a physician assistant to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a physician or physicians designated by the board.
(5) Place the physician assistant on probation with the right to vacate the probationary order for noncompliance.
(6) Restore or reissue, at its discretion, a license and impose any disciplinary or corrective measure.
Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.