Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 311.840.Definitions for KRS 311.840 to 311.862

(1) “Board” means the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure;

(2) “Complaint” means a formal administrative pleading that sets forth charges against a physician assistant and commences a formal disciplinary proceeding;

(3) “Physician assistant” means a person licensed under KRS 311.840 to 311.862 who:

(4) “Supervising physician” means a physician licensed by the board who supervises one (1) or more physician assistants;

(5) “Supervising physician in anesthesia” means a physician licensed by the board who has completed postgraduate training in anesthesiology at an anesthesiology program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or its equivalent; and

(6) “Supervision” means overseeing the activities of and accepting of responsibility for the medical services rendered by a physician assistant. Each team of physicians and physician assistants shall ensure that the delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of training and experience, that the identifications of and access to the supervising physician are clearly defined, and that a process for evaluation of the physician assistant's performance is established.