physician or physician assistant. [Upon submission of the
application, board staff shall review the application only
for completeness and shall issue a letter to the supervising
physician providing the temporary authorization for the
physician assistant to begin practice. If the application is
not complete, including, but not limited to, required
information or signatures not being provided or the fee not
being submitted, a temporary authorization for the physician
assistant to begin practicing shall not be issued. The
temporary authorization, when issued, shall provide a period
of 120 days during which the physician assistant may practice
under the terms set forth in the written agreement as
submitted to the board. Within 120 days the board shall
notify the supervising physician of the final approval or
disapproval of the application. If approved, a final approval
of the written agreement shall be issued to the supervising
physician. If there are discrepancies that have not been
corrected within the 120-day period, the temporary
authorization to practice shall expire.]
(2) The written agreement becomes effective upon
submission by the primary supervising physician, the
physician assistant or a delegate of the primary supervising
physician and the physician assistant to the board. The board
may develop audit procedures to ensure supervision and scope
of practice protections are maintained in accordance with
this chapter. The audit shall not include more than 10% of
all written agreements on an annual basis. A written
agreement subject to an audit shall remain in effect for two
weeks after the board notifies the primary supervising
physician and the physician assistant with remedies, if
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