IDENTIFICATION AND NOTICE RESPONSIBILITIES
§ 18.171. Physician assistant identification.
(a) A physician assistant may not render medical services to a patient until the patient or the patient’s legal guardian has been informed that:
(1) The physician assistant is not a physician.
(2) The physician assistant may perform the service required as the agent of the physician and only as directed by the supervising physician.
(3) The patient has the right to be treated by the physician if the patient desires.
(b) It is the supervising physician’s responsibility to be alert to patient complaints concerning the type or quality of services provided by the physician assistant.
(c) In the supervising physician’s office and satellite locations, a notice plainly visible to patients shall be posted in a prominent place explaining that a ‘‘physician assistant’’ is authorized to assist a physician in the provision of medical care and services. The supervising physician shall display the registration to supervise in the office. The physician assistant’s license shall be prominently displayed at any location at which the physician assistant provides services. Duplicate licenses may be obtained from the Board if required.
(d) The physician assistant shall wear an identification tag which uses the term ‘‘Physician Assistant’’ in easily readable type. The tag shall be conspicuously worn.
Authority The provisions of this § 18.171 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 § 18.171 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 pages (222935) to (222936).
Cross References This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 18.156 (relating to monitoring and review of physician assistant utilization).
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