1. The board shall adopt rules to govern the licensure of physician assistants. An applicant for licensure shall submit the fee prescribed by the board and shall meet the requirements established by the board with respect to each of the following:

 a. Academic qualifications, including evidence of graduation from an approved program. A physician assistant who is not a graduate of an approved program, but who passed the national commission on certification of physician assistants’ national certifying examination prior to 1986, is exempt from this graduation requirement.
 b. Evidence of passing the national commission on the certification of physician assistants’ national certifying examination or an equivalent examination approved by the board.
 c. Hours of continuing medical education necessary to become or remain licensed.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 148C.3

  • Board: means the board of hearing aid specialists. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Rules shall be adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter requiring a licensed physician assistant to be supervised by physicians. The rules shall provide that not more than five physician assistants shall be supervised by a physician at one time. The rules shall also provide that a physician assistant shall notify the board of the identity of the physician assistant’s supervising physician and of any change in the status of the supervisory relationship.
 3. A licensed physician assistant shall perform only those services for which the licensed physician assistant is qualified by training or education and which are not prohibited by the board.
 4. The board may issue a temporary license under special circumstances and upon conditions prescribed by the board. A temporary license shall not be valid for more than one year and shall not be renewed more than once.
 5. The board may issue an inactive license under conditions prescribed by rules adopted by the board.
 6. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to this section after consultation with the board of medicine.
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