On receipt of notice of the board’s approval, a physician assistant, under the direction of the applying physician, may perform the tasks described in the job description, provided that nothing in this Code section shall make unlawful the performance of a medical task by the physician assistant, whether or not such task is specified in the general job description, when it is performed under the direct supervision and in the presence of the physician utilizing him or her.
History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 676, § 6; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Article 4 - Physician Assistants
§ 43-34-101. Legislative Purpose
§ 43-34-104. Notice of Application Approval or Disapproval; Issuance of License
§ 43-34-105. Performance of Tasks in Accordance With Job Description
§ 43-34-106. Posting Notice That Assistants Are Being Utilized
§ 43-34-107. Termination of Approval and Revocation of License; Notice and Hearing; Sanctions
§ 43-34-108. Powers and Duties of Board
§ 43-34-109. Involvement of Supervising Physician in Patient’s Care
§ 43-34-110. Abortions Not to Be Performed by Physician Assistants