Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-8
Connecticut Homeopathic Medical Examining Board
Section 20-8 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 370 — Medicine and Surgery
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Provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-8a
Connecticut Medical Examining Board. Medical hearing panels
(a) There shall be within the Department of Public Health a Connecticut Medical Examining Board. (1) Said board shall consist of twenty-one members, thirteen of whom are physicians, one of whom is a physician assistant and seven of whom are public members, all of whom are appointed by the Governor, subject to the provi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-9
Who may practice medicine or surgery
(a) No person shall, for compensation, gain or reward, received or expected, diagnose, treat, operate for or prescribe for any injury, deformity, ailment or disease, actual or imaginary, of another person, nor practice surgery, until he has obtained such a license as provided in section 20-10, and then only in the kind…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-10
Qualification for licensure
Except as provided in section 20-12, each person applying for a license under section 20-13 shall certify to the Department of Public Health that the applicant: (1) (A) Is a graduate of a medical school located in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or of a medical educa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-10a
Eligibility standards. Applicability
The eligibility standards established by section 20-10 for obtaining a license shall not be applied in determining whether to renew any such license.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-10b
Continuing medical education: Definitions; contact hours; attestation; record-keeping; exemptions, waivers and extensions; reinstatement of void licenses
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Active professional practice” includes, but is not limited to, activities of a currently licensed physician who functions as the medical director of a managed care organization or other organization; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health; (3) “Contact hour” means a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-10c
Renewal of license by person who practices medicine for no fee
Any person who practices medicine for no fee, for at least one hundred hours per year at a public health facility, as defined in section 20-126l, or in connection with a mobile health clinic that provides health care services to individuals of this state, and does not otherwise engage in the practice of medicine, shall…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-10d
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to strengthen access to…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-10e
State and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check of physicians applying for licensure in another state
The Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying for licensure as a physician under section 20-13, who indicates an intention to apply for a license in one or more other states not later than one year after the date of such person's application for licensure, to submit to a state and national finger…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-11
Examination; fee
The Department of Public Health under the supervision of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board, established pursuant to section 20-8a shall hold examinations not less than twice each year at such places as the department designates. Applicants for licenses to practice medicine or surgery shall be examined in such med…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-11a
Permit for participation in intern, resident physician or medical officer candidate program. Requirements for participation in clinical clerkship programs
(a) No person shall participate in an intern or resident physician program or United States medical officer candidate training program until such person has received a permit issued by the Department of Public Health. The permit shall be issued solely for purposes of participation in graduate education as an intern, re…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-11b
Professional liability insurance required. Reports from insurance companies. Exception to insurance requirement. Retired physician providing free services
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, each person licensed to practice medicine and surgery under the provisions of section 20-13 who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice. The amount of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12
Licensure without examination. Limited practice based on out-of-state or military license
(a) Except as hereinafter provided, in lieu of the examination required in section 20-10, the department may, under such regulations as the Commissioner of Public Health, with advice and assistance from the appropriate board, may establish and, upon receipt of five hundred sixty-five dollars, accept a license from the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12a
Physician assistants. Definitions
As used in sections 20-12a to 20-12g, inclusive: (1) “Accredited physician assistant program” means a physician assistant program accredited, at the time of the applicant's graduation, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association, the Commission on Accreditation of A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12b
Physician assistant license. Temporary permit. Penalties
(a) The department may issue a physician assistant license to an applicant who: (1) Holds a baccalaureate or higher degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; (2) has graduated from an accredited physician assistant program; (3) has passed the certification examination of the nati…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12l
PA Licensure Compact
The Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, hereinafter referred to as the “PA Licensure Compact”, is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: In order to strengthen access t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12m
State and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check of persons applying for licensure as a physician assistant
The Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying for licensure as a physician assistant to submit to a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check pursuant to section 29-17a. As used in this section, (1) “physician assistant” means an individual licensed to practice as a phys…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12c
Physician assistant to have supervising physician. Exceptions
(a) Each physician assistant practicing in this state or participating in a resident physician assistant program shall have a clearly identified supervising physician who maintains the final responsibility for the care of patients and the performance of the physician assistant. (b) A physician may function as a supervi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12d
Medical functions performed by physician assistants. Prescriptive authority
(a) A physician assistant who has complied with the provisions of sections 20-12b and 20-12c may perform medical functions delegated by a supervising physician when: (1) The supervising physician is satisfied as to the ability and demonstrated competency of the physician assistant; (2) such delegation is consistent wit…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12e
Petition concerning ability to practice of physician assistant. Notification to department of termination or restriction of privileges of physician assistant
(a) The state or county medical or osteopathic medical society or any state professional organization of physician assistants or any physician, physician assistant or holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 20-12h or subsection (d) of section 20-12b or any hospital shall within thirty days, and the board or any i…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12f
Disciplinary action concerning physician assistants
The board shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges of conduct which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the physician assistant profession brought against persons licensed to practice as a physician assistant or holding any permit issued pursuant to section 20-12h or subsection (b) of section 20-12b. The b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12g
Regulations concerning physician assistants
The department may, with the advice and assistance of the board, promulgate such regulations as may be necessary for the implementation of sections 20-12a to 20-12f, inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12h
Resident physician assistant program. License, temporary or training permit requirements
No person shall participate in a resident physician assistant program until he has received a license or temporary permit issued pursuant to section 20-12b or a training permit issued by the department. The training permit shall be issued solely for purposes of participation in postgraduate education as a resident phys…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12i
Use of fluoroscopy by physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses. Qualifications and examination. Certain activities not prohibited
(a) Prior to engaging in the use of fluoroscopy for guidance of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse shall: (1) Successfully complete a course that includes forty hours of didactic instruction relevant to fluoroscopy which includes, but is not limited to, ra…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-12j
Physician assistant license renewal. Continuing education requirements
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Contact hour” means a minimum of fifty minutes of continuing education and activities; and (2) “Registration period” means the one-year period for which a license has been renewed in accordance with section 19a-88 and is current and valid. (b) Each person holding a license as a physici…
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