{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-311.852","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 311.852","heading":"Emergency order issued by inquiry panel suspending, limiting, or","body":"restricting license.\n(1) At any time when an inquiry panel established under KRS 311.591 has probable\ncause to believe that a physician assistant has violated the terms of an agreed orde r\nas defined in KRS 311.550(19), or violated the terms of a disciplinary order, or that\na physician assistant's practice constitutes a danger to the health, welfare, or safety\nof his or her patients or the general public, the inquiry panel may issue an\nemergency order in accordance with KRS 13B.125 suspending, limiting, or\nrestricting the physician assistant's license.\n(2) For the purposes of a hearing conducted under KRS 13B.125 on an emergency\norder issued under this section, the findings of fact in the e mergency order shall\nconstitute a rebuttable presumption of substantial evidence of a violation of law that\nconstitutes immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of patients or the\ngeneral public. For the purposes of this hearing only, hearsay sha ll be admissible\nand may serve as a basis of the board's findings.\n(3) An emergency order as described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be issued\nunless grounds exist for the issuance of a complaint. The inquiry panel shall issue a\ncomplaint prior to the date of the emergency hearing or the emergency order shall\nbecome void.\n(4) An order of temporary suspension, restriction, or limitation shall not be maintained\nafter a final order as defined in KRS 311.550(20) is served on the charged physician\nassistant pursuant to the proceeding on the complaint. An appeal of an emergency\norder shall not prejudice the board from proceeding with the complaint.","path":["KRS Chapter 311"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=30654","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:07Z","sha256":"36acd04ff9259ca751d923d362a3fe232135569625d0c463a8384ec545cabbb1","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-311.851","next":"us-ky/krs-311.854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}