2002 Minnesota Statutes

     147A.03 Protected titles and restrictions on use. 

    Subdivision 1.    Protected titles.  No individual may 
 use the titles "Minnesota Registered Physician Assistant," 
 "Registered Physician Assistant," "Physician Assistant," or "PA" 
 in connection with the individual's name, or any other words, 
 letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that 
 the individual is registered with the state unless they have 
 been registered according to this chapter. 

    Subd. 2.    Health care practitioners.  Individuals 
 practicing in a health care occupation are not restricted in the 
 provision of services included in this chapter as long as they 
 do not hold themselves out as physician assistants by or through 
 the titles provided in subdivision 1 in association with 
 provision of these services. 

    Subd. 3.    Identification of registered practitioners.  
 Physician assistants in Minnesota shall wear name tags which 
 identify them as physician assistants. 

    Subd. 4.    Sanctions.  Individuals who hold themselves 
 out as physician assistants by or through any of the titles 
 provided in subdivision 1 without prior registration shall be 
 subject to sanctions or actions against continuing the activity 
 according to section 214.11, or other authority. 

    HIST: 1995 c 205 art 1 s 3