1. (a) Professional misconduct by physician assistants shall include the following:

   1. (1) Holding oneself out as or permitting another to represent one as a licensed physician;
   2. (2) Performing activities which are not authorized by the licensee's scope of practice pursuant to RSA 328-D:3-b;
   3. (3) Habitual use of controlled drugs or intoxicants;
   4. (4) Conviction of a felony under the laws of the United States or any state;
   5. (5) Engaging in dishonest, unprofessional, or immoral conduct related to the performance of physician assistant activities;
   6. (6) Failing to meet reasonable standards of medical care;
   7. (7) Failing to provide the collaboration agreement upon board request;
   8. (8) Violating the “Guidelines for Ethical Conduct for the Physician Assistant Profession” of the American Academy of Physician Assistants adopted in 2000 and reaffirmed in 2013, as specified in Appendix II;
   9. (9) Practicing as a physician assistant while being mentally or physically impaired in a manner which precludes safe and dependable performance;
   10. (10) Engaging in conduct inconsistent with the basic knowledge and competency expected of any physician assistant; or
   11. (11) Intentionally injuring or exploiting any patient or person entrusted to licensee's care as a physician assistant.

Source. #6472, eff 3-25-97, EXPIRED: 3-25-05 New. #8678, eff 7-11-06, EXPIRED: 7-11-14 New. #10926, INTERIM, eff 9-4-15; ss by #11049, eff 3-2-16; ss by #13249, eff 8-6-21; ss by #13803, eff 12-31-23 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Med 600)