§ 5-54-24. Requirements relating to professional conduct.
The board shall receive and maintain a confidential file which shall be available to the board to precipitate or aid in their investigations. The information shall also be available to licensed healthcare facilities including health-maintenance organizations in connection with the granting of staff privileges and to the individual physician assistants themselves. The file shall contain the following information:
(1) Cases of malpractice suits against physician assistants as reported to the board by insurers and self-insurers;
(2) Cases of malpractice suits that result in allegations being dropped, a dismissal, a settlement, or court judgment or arbitration award adverse to the physician assistant;
(3) Reports by any hospital or state or local professional medical association/society of disciplinary action taken against any physician assistant. This should also include any resignation of a physician assistant if related to unprofessional conduct as defined in law or any withdrawal of an application for hospital privileges relating to unprofessional conduct;
(4) Reports by state and federal courts of physician assistants found guilty of a felony;
(5) Reports by professional review organizations and third-party health insurers of sanctions imposed on a physician assistant;
(6) The file may contain any other data that the board by reasonable rule or regulation deems appropriate.
History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 364, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-54 - Physician Assistants
Section 5-54-1. - Declaration of policy.
Section 5-54-2. - Definitions.
Section 5-54-4. - Board of licensure — Creation.
Section 5-54-5. - Board of licensure.
Section 5-54-5.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-54-6. - Board of licensure — Organization and meetings — Compensation of members.
Section 5-54-7. - Board of licensure — Powers and duties.
Section 5-54-7.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-54-8. - Permitted healthcare practices by physician assistants.
Section 5-54-9. - Criteria for licensure as a physician assistant.
Section 5-54-9.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-54-10. - Registration based on previous practice.
Section 5-54-11. - Issuance and annual renewal of certificates of licensure.
Section 5-54-11.1. - Inactive list.
Section 5-54-12. - Grounds for refusal to renew, suspension or revocation of certificates.
Section 5-54-12.1. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-54-13. - Procedure for discipline.
Section 5-54-13.1. - Nondisciplinary alternative.
Section 5-54-14. - Grounds for discipline without a hearing.
Section 5-54-15. - Appeals from board, administrator, or director.
Section 5-54-16. - Penalty for misrepresentation.
Section 5-54-17. - Injunction of violations.
Section 5-54-18. - [Repealed.]
Section 5-54-20. - Enforcement of chapter.
Section 5-54-20.1. - Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance.
Section 5-54-21. - Severability.
Section 5-54-22. - Continuing medical education.
Section 5-54-24. - Requirements relating to professional conduct.
Section 5-54-25. - Communication of information among healthcare facilities.
Section 5-54-26. - Hospital responsibility to take action based upon adverse information received.
Section 5-54-27. - Participation in disaster and emergency care.
Section 5-54-28. - Participation in charitable and voluntary care.