Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF
Subchapter D - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT UTILIZATION
Section 18.152 - Prohibitions
Universal Citation: 49 PA Code ยง 18.152
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A physician assistant may not:
(1) Provide medical
services except as described in the written agreement.
(2) Prescribe or dispense drugs except as
described in the written agreement.
(3) Maintain or manage a satellite location
under §
18.155 (relating to satellite
locations) unless the maintenance or management is registered with the
Board.
(4) Independently practice
or bill patients for services provided.
(5) Independently delegate a task
specifically assigned to him by the supervising physician to another health
care provider.
(6) List his name
independently in a telephone directory or other directory for public use in a
manner which indicates that he functions as an independent
practitioner.
(7) Perform
acupuncture except as permitted by section 13(k) of the act (63 P. S. §
422.13(k)).
(8) Perform a medical service without the
supervision of a supervising physician.
(b) A supervising physician may not:
(1) Permit a physician assistant to engage in
conduct proscribed in subsection (a).
(2) Have primary responsibility for more than
two physician assistants.
The provisions of this §18.152 amended under sections 8, 13 and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. §§ 422.8, 422.13 and 422.36).
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