Section 1350.20  Definitions

            "Act" means the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 95].

            "Advisory Committee" means the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee to the Medical Licensing Board.

            "Alternate Supervising Physician" means a physician designated by the supervising physician in accordance with Section 4(8) of the Act. The alternate supervising physician shall maintain all the same responsibilities as the supervising physician. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as to limit the reasonable number of alternate supervising physicians provided they are designated by the supervising physician. (Section 4 of the Act [225 ILCS 95/4])

            "Department" means the Department of Professional Regulation of the State of Illinois.

            "Disciplinary Board" means the Medical Disciplinary Board established pursuant to Section 7 of the Medical Practice Act [225 ILCS 60].

            "Licensing Board" means the Medical Licensing Board established pursuant to Section 8 of the Medical Practice Act.

            "Mid-level Practitioner Controlled Substances License" means a license issued by the Department pursuant to the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to a licensed physician assistant who has been delegated prescriptive authority by a supervising physician for Schedule III, IV and/or V controlled substances.

            "Physician Assistant" means a person licensed by the Department and who practices in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.  A physician assistant is only authorized to practice within the current scope of practice of the supervising physician/alternate supervising physician and is further limited by his/her education, training and experience.

            "Supervising Physician" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under the Medical Practice Act and who is the primary supervising physician of the physician assistant in accordance with Section 4(7) of the Act.  No more than two physician assistants shall be supervised by the supervising physician, although a physician assistant shall be able to hold more than one professional position. (Section 7 of the Act)

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 16680, effective October 27, 2000)