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 18.157 - Administration of controlled substances and whole blood and blood components
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) In a hospital, medical care facility or office setting, the physician assistant may order or administer, or both, controlled substances and whole blood and blood components if the authority to order and administer these medications and fluids is expressly set forth in the written agreement.
(b) The physician assistant shall comply with the minimum standards for ordering and administering controlled substances specified in § 16.92 (relating to prescribing, administering and dispensing controlled substances).
The provisions of this §18.157 issued under sections 8, 13 and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. §§ 422.8, 422.13 and 422.36).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 18.151 (relating to role of physician assistant).
