Section 36-4A-29.1 - Modification of method and frequency of supervision--Number of physicianassistants--Application. - South Dakota Statutes

36-4A-29.1. Modification of method and frequency of supervision--Number of physician assistants--Application. The board may authorize modifications in the method and frequency of supervision of a physician assistant required by § 36-4A-29 that it considers appropriate based upon its finding of adequate supervision, training, and proficiency.
A supervising physician may apply to the board for permission to supervise more than one physician assistant. The board shall establish the number of physician assistants, up to four FTE, to be supervised by a supervising physician based upon its finding that adequate supervision will exist under the arrangement proposed by the supervising physician.
The board may consider a joint application for both modification of supervision and the number of physician assistants supervised as provided in this section.

Source: SL 1994, ch 292, § 2; SL 1999, ch 192, § 4; SL 2007, ch 207, § 16.