CHAPTER 21
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SUPERVISION
653—21.1 and 21.2 Reserved.
653—21.3(147,148,148C,150,150A) Application requests. To determine whether a physician is ineligible to serve as a supervising physician or an alternate supervising physician for a physician assistant, physicians shall in each case make separate applications for such determination on forms provided by the board of medical examiners.
653—21.4(147,148,148C,150,150A) Ineligibility determinants. A physician shall be ineligible to serve as a supervising physician or alternate supervising physician for a physician assistant for any one or more of the following reasons:
	21.4(1) The physician does not hold a current, valid license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery or osteopathy or the physician is not actively engaged in practice.
	21.4(2) The physician does not have sufficient training or experience to supervise a physician assistant in the area of medical practice in which a physician assistant is to be utilized.
	21.4(3) The physician is in a supervised training program which would interfere with the physician’s ability to supervise a physician assistant.
	21.4(4) The physician is presently or was in the past under restrictions due to a disciplinary action, or consent agreement, regarding issues which interfere with the physician’s current ability to supervise a physician assistant.
	21.4(5) The physician is currently under investigation by the board of medical examiners for matters which interfere with the physician’s ability to supervise a physician assistant.
	21.4(6) If any other factors exist which interfere with the physician’s ability to supervise a physician assistant.
653—21.5(147,148,148C,150,150A) Appearances. In any case, the board of medical examiners may require the physician applicant to appear for a personal interview with the board or its designee to ensure that the requirements of these rules are fulfilled.
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 147, 148, 148C, 150 and 150A.
[Filed 1/4/89, Notice 11/16/88—published 1/25/89, effective 3/1/89]123
[Filed 8/31/89, Notice 5/31/89—published 9/20/89, effective 10/25/89]
[Filed 2/23/96, Notice 1/3/96—published 3/13/96, effective 4/17/96]4
[Filed emergency 10/4/96—published 10/23/96, effective 10/4/96]
1	Effective date of 3/1/89 delayed 70 days by Administrative Rules Review Committee at its February 13, 1989, meeting.
2	Effective date of 3/1/89 delayed until adjournment of the 1990 Session of the General Assembly at its May 9, 1989, meeting.
3	Delay until adjournment of the 1990 G.A. lifted by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its August 3, 1989, meeting which allowed the rules to become effective August 4, 1989.
4	Effective date of 4/17/96 delayed 70 days by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its meeting held April 16, 1996. Effective date delayed until adjournment of the 1997 General Assembly by the Administrative Rules Review Committee at its meeting held June 11, 1996.