As used in this article, each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:

1. (a) "Active practice request form" means the board-provided form that each physician assistant is required to submit to the board pursuant to K.S.A. 65-28a03, and amendments thereto, as a condition of engaging in active practice and that is signed by the physician assistant, supervising physician, and each substitute supervising physician. Each active practice request form contains a section called the written agreement.
2. (b) "Different practice location" means a practice location at which a supervising physician is physically present less than 20 percent of the time that the practice location provides medical services to patients. This term shall not include a medical care facility, as defined in K.S.A. 65-425 and amendments thereto.
3. (c) "Direct supervision" means a type of supervision in which the supervising physician or substitute supervising physician is physically present at the site of patient care and capable of immediately providing direction or taking over care of the patient.
4. (d) "Emergency medical condition" means the sudden and, at the time, unexpected onset of a person's health condition that requires immediate medical attention, for which the failure to provide medical attention would result in serious impairment to bodily functions or serious dysfunction of a bodily organ or part or would place the person's health in serious jeopardy.
5. (e) "Indirect supervision" means a type of supervision in which the supervising physician or substitute supervising physician can be physically present at the site of patient care within 15 minutes to provide direct supervision.
6. (f) "Off-site supervision" means a type of supervision in which the supervising physician or substitute supervising physician is not physically present at the site of patient care but is immediately available by means of telephonic or electronic communication.
7. (g) "Practice location" means any location at which a physician assistant is authorized to practice, including a medical care facility as defined in K.S.A. 65-425 and amendments thereto.
8. (h) "Substitute supervising physician" means each physician designated by prior arrangement pursuant to K.S.A. 65-28a09, and amendments thereto, to provide supervision to the physician assistant if the supervising physician is temporarily unavailable.
9. (i) "Supervision" means oversight by a supervising physician or a substitute supervising physician of delegated medical services that may be performed by a physician assistant. The types of supervision shall include direct supervision, indirect supervision, and off-site supervision.
10. (j) "Written agreement" means the section of the active practice request form that specifies the agreed scope of authorized medical services and procedures and prescription-only drug authority for each physician assistant.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 65-28a02 and 65-28a08; implementing K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 65-28a03, 65-28a08, and 65-28a09; effective, T-100-12-10-15, Jan. 11, 2016; effective May 6, 2016.)