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technicians are provided a competency assessment and participating in any surgical procedure is done under the direct and immediate supervision of a licensed physician. Physician Assistant Physician Assistants, referred to as PAs, are health professionals licensed to practice medicine with indirect supervision of an MD or DO. PAs are qualified by graduation from an accredited physician assistant educational program and certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Within the Physician/Physician Assistant relationship, Physician Assistants exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The clinical role of Physician Page 6 of 6 PROFESSIONS SUMMARY Assistants includes primary and specialty care in medical and surgical practice settings in rural and urban areas. Physician Assistants’ practice is centered on patient care and may include educational, research and administrative activities. PAs may prescribe legend medications only. The medication must be within a special formulary and must be authorized by the supervising MD or DO. Office Surgery Registration Every Florida licensed physician who holds an active Florida license and performs Level II surgical procedures in Florida with a maximum planned duration of five (5) minutes or longer or any Level III office surgery, as fully defined in 64B8-9.009, F.A.C., shall register with the Board of Medicine as an Office Surgery facility. It is the physician’s responsibility to ensure that every office in which he or she performs Levels II or III surgical procedures as described above is registered separately, regardless of whether other physicians are practicing in the same office or whether the office is non-physician owned. Pain Management Clinic Registration All privately-owned pain management clinics/facilities/offices not licensed under Chapter 395, F.S., which advertise in any medium for any type of pain management services, or employ a physician who is primarily engaged in the treatment of nonmalignant pain by prescribing or dispensing controlled substance medications, must register. Each clinic location must register separately even if the clinic/facility/office is operated under the same business name or management as another. The clinic must designate a physician, who practices pain management at the clinic, to register. Florida physicians must renew their license every two years. n Renew ONLINE at www.doh.state.fl.us/mqaservices n To renew a Florida license physicians are required to obtain a minimum of 40 hours of continuing medical education. q 2 hours in prevention of medical errors q 38 hours of general CME q Every third renewal: 2 hours Domestic Violence, 2 hours prevention of medical errors and 36 hours of general CME Licensure renewal (continued) n The Preventing of Medical Errors course has specific requirements including a study of root cause analysis, error reduction, prevention and patient safety, and the 5 most mis-diagnosed medical conditions in Florida during the previous biennium . LAWS & RULES EVERY PHYSICIAN NEEDS TO KNOW You Must Update Changes To Your Profile Within 15 Days n This means changes in: q Address q Staff privileges q Medical malpractice history q Financial Responsibility q Board certification q Education q Disciplinary/criminal history [section 456.042, F.S.] Before You Move To A New Practice, Notify the Board n No current Address is a crisis at renewal time n Practicing on an inactive license is a criminal offense [sections 456.035, 458.319(3) and 458.327(2)(e), F.S.] Relocation Case n Physician closed his practice and left control of his medical records with a registered nurse; failed to notify his patients in accordance with Board rule; left medical records in control of an RN instead of another allopathic physician or osteopathic physician. Action taken: n Letter of Concern n $2,000 fine n $1,441.72 costs n Laws and Rules Course When Relocating Your Practice? Did You Know That: n You are responsible to hold patient records 5 years. n You must notify patient in letters or sign where to pick up records. n You