Section 147A.13. Physician assistant exception.

  This subchapter does not restrict a physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 148C, from staffing an authorized service program if the physician assistant can document equivalency through education and additional skills training essential in the delivery of out-of-hospital emergency care. The equivalency shall be accepted when:

  1.  Documentation has been reviewed and approved at the local level by the medical director of the service program in accordance with the rules of the board of physician assistants developed after consultation with the department.

  2.  Authorization has been granted to that service program by the department.

93 Acts, ch 107, §4

; 95 Acts, ch 41, §22

; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §85

; 2010 Acts, ch 1149, §15