Michigan Compiled Laws § 333.17078 Physician's Assistant As Agent Of Supervising Physician Or Podiatrist; Privileged Communications; Minimal Standards.

333.17078 Physician's assistant as agent of supervising physician or podiatrist; privileged communications; minimal standards.

Sec. 17078.

(1) A physician's assistant is the agent of his or her supervising physician under this part or part 175 or supervising podiatrist under part 180. A communication made to a physician's assistant that would be a privileged communication if made to the supervising physician under this part or part 175 or supervising podiatrist under part 180 is a privileged communication to the physician's assistant and the supervising physician or supervising podiatrist to the same extent as if the communication were made to the supervising physician or supervising podiatrist.

(2) A physician's assistant shall conform to minimal standards of acceptable and prevailing practice for the supervising physician under this part or part 175 or supervising podiatrist under part 180.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2011
Popular Name: Act 368

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