What items should be evaluated when credentialing a physician assistant?
The recently passed and signed HB 1095 requires that PAs and APNs use the same credentialling form as physicians and this form should be the startpoint for any credentialling activity. As a minimum, you should verify their professional education, licenses (Texas PA, DPS Controlled Substance Registration number, DEA #), whether their supervising physician and alternates are currently enrolled providersin the managed care plan, whether the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant certification is current (not required for PAs who graduated before 1994), Medicare Provider Number (if participating), Hospital affiliations (if any). Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, and practice location(s). Cross checking with the TSBPAE (Texas State Boardof Physician Assistant Examiners) and the National Practitioner Data Bank should pretty much cover any sanctions or malpractice areas that were not previously disclosed on the standardized credentialling form..
