Sec. 18049.
(1) In addition to the other requirements of this section and subject to subsection (5), a podiatrist who supervises a physician's assistant is responsible for all of the following:
(a) Verification of the physician's assistant's credentials.
(b) Evaluation of the physician's assistant's performance.
(c) Monitoring the physician's assistant's practice and provision of podiatric services.
(2) Subject to section 16215 or 18048, as applicable, a podiatrist who supervises a physician's assistant may only delegate to the physician's assistant the performance of podiatric services for a patient who is under the case management responsibility of the podiatrist, if the delegation is consistent with the physician's assistant's training. A podiatrist shall only supervise a physician's assistant in the performance of those duties included within his or her scope of practice.
(3) A podiatrist who supervises a physician's assistant is responsible for the clinical supervision of each physician's assistant to whom the physician delegates the performance of podiatric services under subsection (2).
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a podiatrist who supervises a physician's assistant shall keep on file in the physician's office or in the health facility or agency in which the podiatrist supervises the physician's assistant a permanent, written record that includes the podiatrist's name and license number and the name and license number of each physician's assistant supervised by the podiatrist.
(5) A group of podiatrists practicing other than as sole practitioners may designate 1 or more podiatrists in the group to fulfill the requirements of subsections (1) and (4).
History: Add. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2011
Popular Name: Act 368
Last modified: October 10, 2016