5/8/08 2008 GAPA Candidate Platforms
3/31/08 Georgia Physician Assistant Named National Outstanding PA of the Year :
Kathy Kemle, M.S., PA-C, of Macon, has been awarded the 2008
Outstanding Physician Assistant of the Year by the American Academy of
Physician Assistants. … more
3/10/08 Nominations for GAPA Annual Awards Now Open
Do you know a colleague that just goes beyond the call of duty? Nominations are open for:
- PA of the Year
- Distinguished Service Award
- Humanitarian of the Year
- Rural PA of the Year
- Physician/PA Partnership Award
- Physician of the Year
… more
Do you have a great idea, comment, or question about GAPA? Please let us know! Click here for the GAPA Feedback Form
Join us for the 2008 Emory University Physician Assistant 5K Fun Run to benefit local charities.To be held on April 12th, 2008. 5K Run begins at 9 a.m. Kids 1 mile run begins at 10:00 a.m. … more.
View video of ER Physician, Dr. Jay Goldstein, on the Disaster Response and Burn Victims Coming to Memorial Hospital in Savannah
GAPA donates check to The Good Samaritan Health Center! Click here to read more…
Calling all MCG PA Alumni and classmates! We are having a CME day during Homecoming 2008 (Friday, April 25, 2008)! Click here for more…
Support Medicare Physician Payment System Reform! Click here for more…
GAPA Educates
the public about Skin Cancer. Click here for more…
Emory PA Program New Board Review CD-ROM Set
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09/20/2007
Public Law 110 -28 - Section 7002(b)
Use of Tamper-Resistant Pads
On behalf of the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action (CCPA) we wanted to make sure that you are aware of a recently enacted law that will affect your Medicaid patients. The law requires that after September 30th all Medicaid fee-for-service prescriptions for legend and over-the-counter drugs be written on tamper-resistant prescription pads. … more.
09/05/2007
PROPOSED CSBME RULE ON PHYSICIAN UNPROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT (PA "OWNERSHIP")
Over the last two years GAPA has been actively following (and discussing with the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners) an issue regarding the circumstances under which a physician assistant may pay a physician who is supervising him or her. … more.
02/12/2007
CSBME Proposed Rule on PA "Ownership" of a Practice
(PA Payment to a Physician for Supervision)
On December 8, 2006 the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (CSBME) held a hearing on a proposed rule to make it unprofessional conduct for a physician "to be employed by an individual whom the physician supervises in the performance of medical tasks or providing patients' services and/or to whom the physician delegates authority."
… more.
02/12/2007
Sampling
Several PAs have inquired about the status of their supervising physician being able to delegate the authority to request, sign for, and distribute pharmaceutical samples.
… more.
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The GAPA reimbursement guide advertised in the newsletter will be coming soon.
We ask for your support and patience as we work out some technical issues. Thanks again for your interest and sorry for the inconvenience.
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