50-03-01-03.2. Practice requirements.

1. A physician assistant shall practice at a: a. Health care facility licensed by the department of health and human services; b. Facility with a credentialing and privileging system; or

1. c. Physician-owned facility or practice.1. 2. If a physician assistant is not practicing at a facility under subsection 1 or at a correctional, state, or federal facility, the physician assistant may apply to the board for approval to practice independently with the following criteria:
2. a. The practice is at a physical location in a rural, medically underserved area in North Dakota as determined by the board;
3. b. Collaboration with a North Dakota-licensed physician who will perform chart reviews at periodic intervals as required by the board; and
4. c. If a physician assistant has less than four thousand hours of practice experience and seeks to practice at a facility or practice that is not a licensed health care facility, a facility with a credentialing and privileging system, or a physician-owned facility or practice, the physician assistant must execute a written collaborative agreement with a North Dakota-licensed physician that describes how collaboration with that physician will occur and provide it to the board upon request.

2. 3. A physician assistant shall comply with any privileging and credentialing systems at the facility at which the physician assistant practices.

History: Effective January 1, 2020; amended effective October 1, 2022.

General Authority: NDCC 43-17-02.1

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-17-02.1