§ 18.144. Responsibility of primary supervising physician.
A primary supervising physician shall assume the following responsibilities. The supervisor shall:
(1) Monitor the compliance of all parties to the written agreement with the standards contained in the written agreement, the act and this subchapter.
(2) Advise any party to the written agreement of the failure to conform with the standards contained in the written agreement, the act and this subchapter.
(3) Arrange for a substitute supervising physician. (See § 18.154 (relating to substitute supervising physician).)
(4) Review directly with the patient the progress of the patient’s care as needed based upon the patient’s medical condition and prognosis or as requested by the patient.
(5) See each patient while hospitalized at least once.
(6) Provide access to the written agreement upon request and provide clarification of orders and prescriptions by the physician assistant relayed to other health care practitioners.
(7) Accept full professional and legal responsibility for the performance of the physician assistant and the care and treatment of the patients.
Authority The provisions of this § 18.144 amended under sections 8, 13 and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. § § 422.8, 422.13 and 422.36).
Source The provisions of this § 18.144 amended August 13, 1993, effective August 14, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780; amended November 17, 2006, effective November 18, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7009. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (222923).
Cross References This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 18.156 (relating to monitoring and review of physician assistant utilization).
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