Code of Massachusetts Regulations
263 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
Title 263 CMR 5.00 - Scope of Practice, Employment of Physician Assistants and Standards of Conduct
Section 5.03 - Scope of Services Which May Be Performed
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) A physician assistant may, under the supervision of a licensed physician, perform any and all services which are:
(2) A physician assistant may approach patients of all ages and with all types of conditions; elicit histories; perform examinations; order, perform and interpret diagnostic studies; order and perform therapeutic procedures; instruct and counsel patients regarding physical and mental health issues; respond to life-threatening situations; and facilitate the appropriate referral of patients; consistent with his or her supervising physician's scope of expertise and responsibility and the level of authority and responsibility delegated to him or her by the supervising physician.
(3) Nothing contained in 263 CMR 5.00 shall be construed to allow a physician assistant to:
(4) Where a physician assistant is involved in the performance of major invasive procedures, such procedures shall be undertaken under specific written protocols, available to the Board upon request, which have been developed between the supervising physician and the physician assistant and which specify, among other things the level of supervision the service requires, e.g., direct (physician in room), personal (physician in building), or general (physician available by telephone).