New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 17 - OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTITIONERS
Part 9 - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: LICENSURE AND PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.17.9.12 - SUPERVISION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.17.9.12
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Supervision of a physician assistant must be rendered by a licensed supervising physician.
A. Responsibility of supervising physician.
(1)
Provide direction to the physician assistant to specify what medical services
should be rendered. This may be done through a written utilization plan or by
other direct communications.
(2)
Provide a means for immediate communication between the physician assistant and
the supervising physician.
(3)
Temporarily delegating supervisory responsibilities to another supervising
physician during the supervising physician's period of absence.
B. A quality assurance program for review of medical services provided by the physician assistant must be in place.
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