Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-28a-3

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 100-28a-3 - Education and training

(a) Each educational program for physician assistants accredited by the accreditation review committee on education for the physician assistant, inc., or by a predecessor agency, and all other educational programs that are determined by the board to have a standard of education substantially equivalent to the accreditation criteria of the committee shall be approved by the board.

(b) Each applicant who has acquired experience as a physician assistant while serving in the armed forces of the United States shall provide proof that the applicant is competent to perform all of the following:

(1) Screen patients to determine need for medical attention;

(2) review patient records to determine health status;

(3) take a patient history;

(4) perform a physical examination;

(5) perform a developmental screening examination on children;

(6) record pertinent patient data;

(7) make decisions regarding data gathering and appropriate management and treatment of patients being seen for the initial evaluation of a problem or the follow-up evaluation of a previously diagnosed and stabilized condition;

(8) prepare patient summaries;

(9) initiate requests for commonly performed initial laboratory studies;

(10) collect specimens for and carry out commonly performed blood, urine, and stool analyses and cultures;

(11) identify normal and abnormal findings on history, physical examination and commonly performed laboratory studies;

(12) initiate appropriate evaluation and emergency management for emergency situations, including cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, injuries, burns and hemorrhage;

(13) counsel and instruct patients; and

(14) administer commonly performed clinical procedures that shall include all of the following:

(A) Venipuncture;

(B) intradermal tests;

(C) electrocardiogram;

(D) care and suturing of minor lacerations;

(E) casting and splinting;

(F) control of external hemorrhage;

(G) application of dressings and bandages;

(H) administration of medications and intravenous fluids, and transfusion of blood or blood components;

(I) removal of superficial foreign bodies;

(J) cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(K) audiometry screening;

(L) visual screening; and

(M) aseptic and isolation techniques.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-28a-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-28a03; implementing K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 65-28a04; effective, T-100-2-13-01, Feb. 13, 2001; effective June 1, 2001.