1. (1) A physician assistant may obtain interim approval of a supervised practice with an interim supervising physician after confirmed receipt by the Board of Medical Examiners of a registration application and may continue in interim practice until such time as the pending application for registration is approved or denied, provided the interim supervising physician meets the qualifications established in these rules. A physician assistant who has been granted a temporary license may not obtain interim approval.
2. (2) An applicant for approval to practice as a physician assistant may obtain interim approval when either the supervising physician or the physician assistant is under investigation by a state or federal authority. The interim approval shall remain in force until the application for registration has been approved, denied, or withdrawn. However, the Board of Medical Examiners may decline to approve the application until the investigation has been concluded. The Board of Medical Examiners may withdraw interim approval in accordance with this Chapter.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq.

History: Repealed and Replaced: Filed September 21, 1998; effective October 26, 1998. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 22, 2002; effective September 26, 2002. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 19, 2002; effective October 24, 2002. Amended: Filed August 2, 2018; effective September 16, 2018. Amended: Published November 30, 2020; effective January 14, 2021. Amended: Published October 29, 2021; effective December 13, 2021.