Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-2008

• Approved program: means a program for the education of physician assistants which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its predecessor or successor agency and which the board formally approves. See Nebraska Statutes 38-2008
• Board: means the Board of Medicine and Surgery. See Nebraska Statutes 38-2010
• Physician assistant: means any person who graduates from an approved program, who has passed a proficiency examination, and who the department, with the recommendation of the board, approves to perform medical services under a collaborative agreement with the supervision of a physician or under a collaborative agreement with the supervision of a podiatrist as provided by section Nebraska Statutes 38-2014