| (a) A physician assistant licensed under the Act must,
before beginning practice or upon changing practice, submit notification
of the license holder's intent to begin practice. Notification under
this section must include:
(1) the name, business address, Texas physician assistant
license number, and telephone number of the physician assistant; and
(2) the name, business address, Texas medical license
number, and telephone number of the supervising physician.
(b) A physician assistant must submit notification
of any changes in, or additions to, the person acting as a supervising
physician for the physician assistant not later than the 30th day
after the date the change or addition is made.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a single form
prescribed by the board shall be used to provide notification of the
license holder's intent to begin practice or termination of, and any
changes in, or additions to, the person acting as a supervising physician.
(d) If a supervising physician will be unavailable
to supervise the physician assistant as required by this section,
arrangements shall be made for an alternate physician to provide that
supervision. The alternate physician providing that supervision shall
affirm in writing and document through a log where the physician assistant
is located, that he or she is familiar with the prescriptive authority
agreements, protocols, or standing delegation orders in use, as applicable,
and is accountable for adequately supervising care provided pursuant
to those prescriptive authority agreements, protocols, or standing
delegation orders. The log shall be kept with the prescriptive authority
agreements, protocols, or standing orders. The log shall contain dates
of the alternate physician supervision and be signed by the alternate
physician acknowledging this responsibility. The physician assistant
is responsible for verifying that the alternate physician is a licensed
Texas physician holding an unrestricted and active license. Alternate
physicians may not collectively provide supervision for more than
a 30-day period. If the primary supervising physician cannot return
to supervising the physician assistant after 30 days, a new primary
supervising physician must provide supervision.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §185.13 adopted to be effective November 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 10027; amended to be effective June 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 5105; amended to be effective August 9, 2009, 34 TexReg 5133; amended to be effective June 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 4255 |
