Code of Colorado Regulations
700 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
712 - Division of Professions and Occupations - Colorado Podiatry Board
3 CCR 712-1 - PODIATRY RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 3 CCR 712-1.11 - COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENTS AND PRACTICE BY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PAs)

Universal Citation: 3 CO Code Regs 712-1 ยง 11

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-204, 12-290-106(1)(a), and 12-290-117(1) and (2), C.R.S. This rule governs the licensure and conduct of licensed physician assistants and not persons performing delegated podiatric tasks pursuant to section 12-290-116(6)(c), C.R.S.

A. REQUIREMENTS

In order to engage in practice as a physician assistant in collaboration with a licensed podiatrist pursuant to the provisions of section 12-290-117, C.R.S., a physician assistant must hold a current license to practice issued by the Colorado Medical Board.

B. EXTENT AND MANNER IN WHICH A PA MAY PERFORM TASKS CONSTITUTING THE PRACTICE OF PODIATRY IN COLLABORATION WITH A LICENSED PODIATRIST.

1. Identification of PAs:

The PA must be identified as a physician assistant to patients by wearing an identification plate upon their person setting forth their name and non-abbreviated title, and (ii) is not advertised or represented in any manner which would mislead patients or the public generally.

C. PRESCRIPTION AND DISPENSING OF DRUGS

1. A licensed physician assistant may issue a prescription order:
a. The order is written, not verbal; and

b. Each and every prescription and refill order is entered on the patient's chart; and

c. Each written prescription order contains in printed form the name, address and telephone number of the health facility or specialty clinic where the PA is practicing.

2. All drugs dispensed or administered by PAs to third parties shall be prepackaged in a unit-of-use package and shall be labeled to show the name of the PA.

3. PAs shall not write or sign prescriptions or perform any services which the PA is not qualified or authorized to prescribe or perform.

D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Each licensed collaborating podiatrist shall file with the Board information required on the forms provided by the Board within thirty days of the employment of such PA, and shall notify the Board of the termination of employment of any such collaborating persons previously registered within seven days of such termination. The filing of such information shall not be deemed as an approval by the Board of the job descriptions of such collaborating persons or the adequacy of their direction and collaboration by the licensed podiatrist. However, such information will be maintained by the Board for the purposes of (i) investigating complaints against licensed podiatrists collaborating with such PAs and (ii) maintaining a registry of the licensed podiatrists and PAs.

E. DISCIPLINE

Physician assistants are subject to the disciplinary procedures set forth in section 12-240-125, C.R.S., of the Medical Practice Act.

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