2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .860   Services performed in location separate from supervising physician.

311.860 Services performed in location separate from supervising physician. (1) A supervising physician who uses the services of a physician assistant in an office or clinic separate from the physician's primary office shall submit for board approval a specific written request that describes the services to be provided by the physician assistant in the separate office or clinic, the distance between the primary office and the separate location, and the means and availability of direct communication at all times with the supervising physician. (2) A physician assistant shall not practice medicine or osteopathy in an office, clinic, or separate location from the supervising physician unless the physician assistant has two (2) continuous years of experience in a non-separate location. The board in its discretion may modify or waive the requirements of this subsection. (3) Except as provided by KRS 311.862, a physician assistant may perform services when the supervising physician is not physically present in the supervising physician's office or clinic when a reliable means of direct communication with the supervising physician is available at all times. (4) Except as provided by KRS 311.862, a physician assistant may perform services when the supervising physician is not physically present in a hospital or other licensed health care facility when a reliable means of direct communication with the supervising physician is available at all times and the hospital or facility has given specific approval for the provision of physician assistant services without the physical presence of the supervising physician. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 33, effective July 15, 2002. Page 1 of 1