Unprofessional Conduct by Physician Supervising Physician Assistant

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When any licensed physician utilizes the services of a physician assistant or orthopedic physician assistant inconsistent with this chapter, it constitutes grounds for a finding of unprofessional conduct; and the physician is subject to disciplinary action by the board of medical examiners in accordance with §63-6-214, the board of osteopathic examination in accordance with §63-9-111, or the board of podiatric medical examiners in accordance with §63-3-119. Such disciplinary action includes, but is not limited to, the suspension of privileges to utilize a physician assistant or an orthopedic physician assistant or the suspension or revocation of a physician's license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatry in Tennessee.


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