Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Physician Assistant Policy Committee of the State Medical Board

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4730.05 4743.01	8 (7 under most circumstances, 1 more under specified circumstances)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		2 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Same day of same month of the year	Annual report to LSC under R.C. 4743.01, but may make specified recommendations to State Medical Board

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Own staff, Appointed by State Medical Board as necessary.

Chairperson	Additional Information
Elected by regular seven members

Qualifications
President of the State Medical Board must appoint 3 physician assistants and 3 physicians. Of the physicians, 1 must be a member of the State Medical Board, 1 must be appointed from a list of 5 physicians recommended by the Ohio State Medical Association, and 1 must be appointed from a list of 5 physicians recommended by the Ohio Osteopathic Association. At all times, at least 1 of the physician members must be a supervising physician of a physician assistant, preferably with at least 2 years' experience as a supervising physician. The physician assistants must be appointed from a list of 5 persons recommended by the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants. President of the State Medical Board must appoint one member who is not affiliated with any health care profession to represent consumer interests. President of State Medical Board appoints 1 pharmacist from a list of 5 clinical pharmacists recommended by the Ohio Pharmacists Association or a pharmacist member of the State Board of Pharmacy, preferably a clinical pharmacist. This pharmacist member serves only when the Committee is developing or revising policy and procedures for physician-delegated prescriptive authority for physician assistants. No member listed above may serve more than 3 consecutive terms.

Qualifications

President of the State Medical Board must appoint 3 physician assistants and 3 physicians. Of the physicians, 1 must be a member of the State Medical Board, 1 must be appointed from a list of 5 physicians recommended by the Ohio State Medical Association, and 1 must be appointed from a list of 5 physicians recommended by the Ohio Osteopathic Association. At all times, at least 1 of the physician members must be a supervising physician of a physician assistant, preferably with at least 2 years' experience as a supervising physician. The physician assistants must be appointed from a list of 5 persons recommended by the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants. President of the State Medical Board must appoint one member who is not affiliated with any health care profession to represent consumer interests. President of State Medical Board appoints 1 pharmacist from a list of 5 clinical pharmacists recommended by the Ohio Pharmacists Association or a pharmacist member of the State Board of Pharmacy, preferably a clinical pharmacist. This pharmacist member serves only when the Committee is developing or revising policy and procedures for physician-delegated prescriptive authority for physician assistants. No member listed above may serve more than 3 consecutive terms.