The board shall receive and maintain a confidential file which shall be available to the board to precipitate or aid in their investigations. The information shall also be available to licensed healthcare facilities including health-maintenance organizations in connection with the granting of staff privileges and to the individual physician assistants themselves. The file shall contain the following information: (1) Cases of malpractice suits against physician assistants as reported to the board by insurers and self-insurers; (2) Cases of malpractice suits that result in allegations being dropped, a dismissal, a settlement, or court judgment or arbitration award adverse to the physician assistant; (3) Reports by any hospital or state or local professional medical association/society of disciplinary action taken against any physician assistant. This should also include any resignation of a physician assistant if related to unprofessional conduct as defined in law or any withdrawal of an application for hospital privileges relating to unprofessional conduct; (4) Reports by state and federal courts of physician assistants found guilty of a felony; (5) Reports by professional review organizations and third-party health insurers of sanctions imposed on a physician assistant; (6) The file may contain any other data that the board by reasonable rule or regulation deems appropriate.
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