New policies were approved for the denial or revocation of certification at the Fall 2002 NCCPA Board of Director's Meeting, .
The new policy addresses revocation or denial of certification if
-
Adjudication by a court that a PA is mentally incompetent.
-
Conviction of or pleading no contest to a felony related to PA practice.
-
Loss of licensure due to behavior that is related to PA practice.
The new policy also provides for the discretionary denial or revocation of certification based on conviction of or pleading no contest to a felony unrelated to PA practice, loss of licensure due to the behavior that is unrelated to PA practice, or documented evidence of gross incompetence or unethical conduct. The policies regarding rights of appeal of Board actions were also approved.
The changes resulted from surveys of stockholder groups, in which the perceptions of NCCPA were accessed. The assessment found the vast majority of employers, third-party payers, PAs and state licensing board members believed the NCCPA certification does and should indicate high professional or ethical standards.
ThePApage.com staff asked the NCCPA Director of Communication if the NCCPA board members are subject to the same rules recently adopted for PAs by their respective medical specialty boards or for dismissal from the NCCPA board of Directors. We received an prompt response from Ragan Morrow, Director of Governance & Communications:
"In response
to our inquiry about rules for removal of NCCPA Board Members, This
policy addresses NCCPA certification and applies to all certified PAs,
including those who serve on our Board of Directors. Service as a member
of the Board, however, is obviously not the same as certification, and
different policies address the condition under which a member of our
Board could be removed from the governing body. Those policies include
stipulations concerning meeting attendance, neglecting or acting in
derogation of his or her duties as a director, engaging in conduct that
is prejudicial to NCCPA and more.
NCCPA's disciplinary policy was modeled after those of other health
care professions, though it is uniquely NCCPA's. Almost all of the specialty
boards that are members of the American Board of Medical Specialties
have similar policies or require licensure as a prerequisite for Board
certification (accomplishing much the same ends through different means).
If you have other questions or concerns, just ask."
Source:
NCCPA News, Fall 2002, Vol. 3, No. 4, Page 1, 4., and email fromRagan
Morrow, January 7, 2003.
Director of Governance & Communications
For more information, see www.nccpa.net,
Resources section.
