2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311 PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS, AND RELATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 311.858 Services and procedures that may be performed by physician assistant -- Restrictions.
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311.858 Services and procedures that may be performed by physician assistant --
Restrictions.
(1) A physician assistant may perform medical services and procedures within the
scope of medical services and procedures described in the initial or any <br>supplemental application received by the board under KRS 311.854.
(2) A physician assistant shall be considered an agent of the supervising physician in
performing medical services and procedures described in the initial application or <br>any supplemental application received by the board under KRS 311.854.
(3) A physician assistant may initiate evaluation and treatment in emergency situations
without specific approval.
(4) A physician assistant may prescribe and administer all nonscheduled legend drugs
and medical devices as delegated by the supervising physician. A physician <br>assistant who is delegated prescribing authority may request, receive, and distribute <br>professional sample drugs to patients.
(5) A physician assistant shall not submit direct billing for medical services and
procedures performed by the physician assistant.
(6) A physician assistant may perform local infiltrative anesthesia under the provisions
of subsection (1) of this section, but a physician assistant shall not administer or <br>monitor general or regional anesthesia unless the requirements of KRS 311.862 are <br>met.
(7) A physician assistant may perform services in the offices or clinics of the
supervising physician. A physician assistant may also render services in hospitals or <br>other licensed health care facilities only with written permission of the facility's <br>governing body, and the facility may restrict the physician assistant's scope of <br>practice within the facility as deemed appropriate by the facility.
(8) A physician assistant shall not practice medicine or osteopathy independently. Each
physician assistant shall practice under supervision as defined in KRS 311.840.
Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 32, effective July 15, 2002.
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