Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.30

  • 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
  • Supervising physician: means a physician who has been approved by the board to supervise a physician assistant. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1360.22

A.  A physician assistant licensed in this state, prior to initiating practice, shall submit, on forms approved by the board, notification of such intent to practice.  Such notification shall include:

(1)  The name, business address, and telephone number of the supervising physician.

(2)  The name, business address, and telephone number of the physician assistant.

B.  A physician assistant shall notify the board of any changes in or additions to his supervising physicians within fifteen days of the date of such change or addition.

Acts 1993, No. 662, §1, eff. June 16, 1993.