Subdivision 1. Physician-physician assistant delegation agreement. (a) A physician assistant and supervising physician must sign a physician-physician assistant delegation agreement which specifies scope of practice and manner of supervision as required by the board. The agreement must contain:
(1) a description of the practice setting;
(2) a listing of categories of delegated duties;
(3) a description of supervision type; and
(4) a description of the process and schedule for review of prescribing, dispensing, and administering legend and controlled drugs and medical devices by the physician assistant authorized to prescribe.
(b) The agreement must be maintained by the supervising physician and physician assistant and made available to the board upon request. If there is a delegation of prescribing, administering, and dispensing of legend drugs, controlled substances, and medical devices, the agreement shall include a description of the prescriptive authority delegated to the physician assistant. Physician assistants shall have a separate agreement for each place of employment. Agreements must be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. The supervising physician and physician assistant must maintain the physician-physician assistant delegation agreement at the address of record.
(c) Physician assistants must provide written notification to the board within 30 days of the following:
(1) name change;
(2) address of record change; and
(3) telephone number of record change.
Subd. 2. Practice location notification. A licensed physician assistant shall submit a practice location notification to the board within 30 business days of starting practice, changing practice location, or changing supervising physician. The notification shall include the name, business address, and telephone number of the supervising physician and the physician assistant. Individuals who practice without submitting a practice location notification shall be subject to disciplinary action under section 147A.13 for practicing without a license, unless the care is provided in response to a disaster or emergency situation pursuant to section 147A.23.
History: 1995 c 205 art 1 s 19; 2001 c 49 s 2; 2004 c 279 art 2 s 3; 2009 c 159 s 28; 2016 c 125 s 3,4
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