as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to health occupations; establishing a 1.3 physician assistant advisory council; proposing coding 1.4 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [147A.27] [PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ADVISORY 1.7 COUNCIL.] 1.8 Subdivision 1. [MEMBERSHIP.] The physician assistant 1.9 advisory council is created and is composed of seven persons 1.10 appointed by the board. The seven persons must include: 1.11 (1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02; 1.12 (2) three physician assistants registered under this 1.13 chapter; and 1.14 (3) two licensed physicians with experience supervising 1.15 physician assistants. 1.16 Subd. 2. [ORGANIZATION.] The council shall be organized 1.17 and administered under section 15.059, except that the advisory 1.18 council shall expire on June 30, 2007. 1.19 Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The council shall advise the board 1.20 regarding: 1.21 (1) physician assistant registration standards; 1.22 (2) enforcement of grounds for discipline; 1.23 (3) distribution of information regarding physician 1.24 assistant registration standards; 1.25 (4) applications and recommendations of applicants for 2.1 registration or registration renewal; 2.2 (5) complaints and recommendations to the board regarding 2.3 disciplinary matters and proceedings concerning applicants and 2.4 registrants according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, 2.5 subdivisions 6 and 7; and 2.6 (6) perform other duties authorized for the council by 2.7 chapter 214 as directed by the board.