There is no requirement that an applicant must provide proof, and yet laws in four states (Arizona, Alabama, Georgia and Kansas) do require proof. Alabama and Georgia have not yet implemented their laws, and Arizona’s 2004 law was struck down in June by the U.S. Supreme Court, in ...
all those who are more than mildly retarded be placed in residential facilities of no more than 10 beds, and that at least half of those class members residing at Flower Hospital be placed in community residences
The Alabama State Medical Board determines the scope of practice for PAs. State law requires a direct continuing and close supervisory relationship between a PA and physician, but facilities may make provisions for different physicians to provide coverage when a PA’s supervising physician isn’t av...