Responder. party to bring this. Whueu, on November 9, 2011, Ma. Adams applied for a. i I misdemeanor charqe for Drivinq While License Revoked in the

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1 n re: Tffaae L. Adams, PA, Responder. CONSBN'l' ORDER Ths ma,ter s befo1'e the North Carolna Medcal Board ("Board" regfrdng tbe physcan assstant lcense applcaton of 'rff&lte!. Adams, PA (''Ms. Adam ". Ms M ms adm b and the Board fla.d.s and couc:ludes that: Whereas, [the Board s a body duly organzed under the laws of North c.jolna and s the pr~r party to brng ths proceedng Jder the authorty granted t n Artcle 1 of Chapter 90 of the North Cuolna General Statutes and the rules &Dd regulatorls prcnlgated thereto; and Whueu, on November 9, 2011, Ma. Adams appled for a lced.se to Prfotee as a physcan aaastadt n North Carolna; and Whereas, Ms Adams faled to nclude a November 19, 2000, msdemeanor charqe for Drvnq Whle Lcense Revoked n the......, a~ct.od of hu l""""e applcat.o>; add 1lbenas, du;rng t:btt eo""'" of M'B. M.. o lcense applcaton, she spoke wth a Board nvestgator n May 2012 who ' CoD.eeDt Ordu - ~f.faa.e L. Malls, PA Page l of 6

2 nqured nto the specfcs of her employment and compensaton; and Whereas, durng ths conversaton wth a Board nvestgator, Ms. Adams msrepresented to the Board nvestgator that she was not beng compensated by her employer when, n fact, she was beng compensated; and Whereas, Ms. Adams' (1 msrepresentaton to a Board nvestgator and (2 falure to dsclose her November 19, 2000, msdemeanor charge for Drvng Whle Lcense Revoked consttutes makng false statements or representatons to the Board n connecton wth an applcaton for a lcense, wthn the meanng of N.C. Gen. Stat (a (3 and grounds exst under that secton of the North Carolna General Statutes for the Board to deny Ms. Adams's lcense applcaton; and Whereas, Ms. Adams' conduct, as descrbed above, consttutes unprofessonal conduct ncludng, but not lmted to, the commttng of any act contrary to honesty, justce or good morals, wthn the meanng of N.C. Gen. Stat (a (6 and grounds exst under that secton of the North Carolna General Statutes for the Board to deny Ms. Adams's lcense applcaton; and Whereas, the Board has determned t to be n the publc nterest to resolve ths matter as set forth below; and Consent Order - Tffane L. Adams, PA Page 2 of 6

3 Whereas, Ms. dads desres to resolve ths mattez: wthout the need for Jere fonaal proceedngs. NOW, ~FORB, wth Ms. Adaaus' consent, t s ORDERED that: l. Ms -AdaDul shall be granted a North Carolna physcan assstant lcjnse. 2. Ms. Adams s hereby REPRMANDED. 3. Ms.!Adams s hereby assessed an Admnstratve Fne n the amount of One Thousand ($1, Dollars, whch Ms. Adams J' has alrea.cly cl to the Board. 4. Ms. Adams shall attend a contnung DAd.l.cal educaton professonalsm course wthn sz months from the date of the Consent Order J Ths professol'lalsm course llltlst be approved n adv&dce by tbe Soard' a Offce of the Medcal Drector. 5. Ourlng the frst sx months of Ms. Adams' practce as a physcan a~sstant n North carolna, she must practce at faclty that bas cont.nllou.s ons te supervson of Ms. Adams by one o~ Ms. Adams' prmary or bac:lcup supervsag physcans. Specfcally, ths me~s that one of Ms. Jl.d;uns' prmary or backup ~sng physcans must be present at the same locaton where Ma. AdaDua s practcng as a physcan assstant and be avalajle to provde approprate physcan supervson. Corla8ftt 02:Cler - Tf'fane L. Adau, PA Page 3 o~ 6 '

4 6. Ms. Adams shall obey all laws. Lkewse, she shall obe! all :r:ul ;t and regulatons nvolvng the pzactce of med.c:ne and the perfontance of medcal acts, tasks and functons. 7. Ms.AdamJ shll.l notfy the Board n wrtng of any Change n her!resdence or prac:tce addresses wthn ten (1 days of the change. 8. Ms Adams sball meet wth the Board. or DUllllbers of the Board for an lnvestgatve nterve at such tmes as requested by the Board.J 9. f ~. Adams fals to c:o~~ply v th any of the tezma of ths Consent Order, that falure shall consttute unprofessonal codduot w~ the lleddg of H.C. Gen. Stat. S (a (6 and shall be grounds, after any requred. notce and bea.rng, for the Board to aanuj, SU$,Pelld or revoke her phyac:an assstant lcense a.dd to cleny any applcaton she mght aake n the future or then have ~dng for a lcense. 10. Ths Conseat Order shall take effec:t :f.mmada tely upon ts executon by both Ms. Adams and the Board ancl the terms ancl condtons c:ortaned heren shall contnue nto effect untl the Board spec:fcally orders otherwse.. ll. Ms. A.da.ms hereby waves any raqu.:~.r-.ent under any law or rule that L. Consent Order be served on her. Co11S81lt 0~ - Tffane...MaU, PA Page 4 of 6

5 12. tlpon ezec:utod by Ms. Adams and the Board, ths Consent Order,hall beclaar.e a publc record wthn the mebdng of Chapter 132 of the North carolna General Statutes and shall be subject to publc,eof'. nspecton and d.sseanat.on pursuant to the proraou Addton.J.ly, t wll he reported to persona, ent t!es, agenc and clearnghouses aa requred and pezmtted by laltncludng, but not lmted to, tbe Natonal Practtoner Djta Bank and the Bealthca::r:e ntegrty ancl Pro':ecton Daj Bank. By Order Jf the Korth Carolna Medcal Board ths the 11h day of Au~.,J, By: Presdent CoDSeDt. OJ:dar - 'f!ffdl.. Adams, PA Page 5 o 6

6 ~ Consented! to ths the.j.ld day of Ctt ~, 2012.! State of M('C!;o County of Chfo\YR, rtk.c.~k~"b~o 1, C \4v<:. C.\ou~'\-.., a lllot:azy l'ublc for the above named COunty State, d.o hereby certfy that Tffane L. Adams, P.A. personally appeared before me ths day and aclcnowlec:lq~d the clue executon of the foregong nstrument. j Wtness my han~ and offcal seal ths the b! day of A~:J""'~+, (SEAL ' My Commsson ~res: -::5'"''-'"'.e 1~ 'ZO ~.! CLOVS CLOtJGH Norary Publc M ~;klenburg Coun'Y. Nortll Carolna My Commsson Expres Jun 17, 2013 eon.cst Ordar - T:.ffAa 1.. Adams. PA Page 6 of 6!