Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
373 - BOARD OF LICENSURE IN MEDICINE
Chapter 2 - JOINT RULE REGARDING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Section 373-2-7 - UNIFORM ELEMENTS OF WRITTEN COLLABORATIVE AND PRACTICE AGREEMENTS
Universal Citation: 02 ME Code Rules ยง 373-2-7
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
1. All written collaborative agreements and practice agreements shall include at a minimum:
A. The physician assistant's scope of
practice and practice setting, including the types of patients and patient
encounters common to the practice, a general overview of the role of the
physician assistant in the practice setting, and the tasks that the physician
assistant may be delegating to medical assistants.
B. Identify any and all active Maine
physician(s) who are signatories to a collaborative or practice agreement that
describes the physician assistants' scope of practice;
C. Identify the method(s) of consultation
with the active Maine physicians who are signatories to a collaborative or
practice agreement, and any limitations regarding the ability of the
physician(s) to provide consultation, including limitations as to scope of
practice or availability. The physician(s) who are signatories to a
collaborative or practice agreement shall provide consultation only within
their scope of practice and must be available for consultation with the
physician assistant at all times and for all medical services rendered by the
physician assistant.
D. Maintenance
and production of collaborative and practice agreements
(1) Physician assistants licensed to practice
in accordance with these rules must prepare and have on file in the main
administrative office of the practice or practice location a written, dated
collaborative or practice agreement that is signed by both the physician(s) and
the physician assistant and contains the elements as required by this
rule.
(2) Failure to have a current
written collaborative or practice agreement on file and/or failure to produce a
current collaborative or practice agreement upon request of the Board or Board
staff shall result in a citation and/or possible disciplinary action.
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