NAC633.287. Physician assistants: Grounds for disciplinary action; complaint; notice.

     1. A physician assistant is subject to disciplinary action by the Board if, after notice and hearing in accordance with this chapter, the Board finds that the physician assistant:

     (a) Represented himself or herself, or allowed another person to represent the physician assistant, as an osteopathic physician;

     (b) Performed medical services other than at the direction of or under the supervision of the supervising physician;

     (c) Performed medical services other than those approved by the supervising physician;

     (d) Disobeyed any order of the Board or an investigative committee of the Board, or any provisions of this chapter or of any regulations adopted by the Board, the State Board of Health or the State Board of Pharmacy;

     (e) Failed to notify the Board of the loss of certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; or

     (f) Violated any provision of this chapter or chapter 633 of NRS.

     2. A physician assistant is not subject to disciplinary action solely for prescribing or administering to a patient under his or her care a controlled substance that is listed in schedule II, III, IV or V by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to NRS 453.146 if the controlled substance is lawfully prescribed or administered for the treatment of intractable pain in accordance with accepted standards for the practice of osteopathic medicine.

     3. To initiate disciplinary action against a physician assistant, a written complaint specifying the charges must be filed with the Board.

     4. Before the Board takes disciplinary action against a physician assistant, the Board will give to the physician assistant and to his or her supervising physician a written notice specifying the charges made against the physician assistant and stating that the charges will be heard at the time and place indicated in the notice. The notice must be served on the physician assistant and the supervising physician at least 20 days before the date fixed for the hearing. The Board may provide to the physician assistant a copy of the complaint and the name of the person who filed the complaint.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008)