Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-70b - Anesthesiologist Assistant Practice Act Rule
Section R156-70b-103 - Supervision Standards
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-70b-103
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
(1) Under Subsections 58-70b-101(5) and 58-70b-301(1)(b), an anesthesiologist assistant shall be supervised by an anesthesiologist who is licensed in good standing, in accordance with the supervision standards in this section.
(2) An anesthesiologist may supervise up to four anesthesiologist assistants at any one time.
(3) A supervising anesthesiologist shall:
(a) be qualified in the medical areas in
which the anesthesiologist assistant performs;
(b) remain physically present in the same
facility as the anesthesiologist assistant and be immediately available if
needed; and
(c) under Subsection
58-70b-101(5)(b),
perform the required physician activities, including at minimum:
(i) prescribing the anesthesia
plan;
(ii) personally participating
in the most demanding procedures in the anesthesia plan, including induction
and emergence;
(iii) monitoring the
course of anesthesia administration at frequent intervals; and
(iv) remaining physically present and
available in the same facility for immediate diagnosis and treatment of
emergencies.
(4) A supervising anesthesiologist is professionally responsible for the performance of the anesthesiologist assistant.
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