2004 Minnesota Statutes

     147A.27 Physician Assistant Advisory Council. 

    Subdivision 1.    Membership.  (a) The Physician 
 Assistant Advisory Council is created and is composed of seven 
 persons appointed by the board.  The seven persons must include: 

    (1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02; 

    (2) three physician assistants registered under this 
 chapter; and 

    (3) two licensed physicians with experience supervising 
 physician assistants. 

    (b) No member shall serve more than a total of two terms.  
 If a member is appointed for a partial term and serves more than 
 half of that term it shall be considered a full term.  Members 
 serving on the council as of July 1, 2000, shall be allowed to 
 complete their current terms.  

    Subd. 2.    Organization.  The council shall be 
 organized and administered under section 15.059, except that the 
 advisory council shall expire on June 30, 2007. 

    Subd. 3.    Duties.  The council shall advise the board 
 regarding: 

    (1) physician assistant registration standards; 

    (2) enforcement of grounds for discipline; 

    (3) distribution of information regarding physician 
 assistant registration standards; 

    (4) applications and recommendations of applicants for 
 registration or registration renewal; and 

    (5) complaints and recommendations to the board regarding 
 disciplinary matters and proceedings concerning applicants and 
 registrants according to sections 214.10; 214.103; and 214.13, 
 subdivisions 6 and 7. 

    The council shall perform other duties authorized for the 
 council by chapter 214 as directed by the board. 

    HIST: 1997 c 120 s 1; 2000 c 298 s 2