Physician Supervision. The Primary Supervising Physician shall maintain adequate oversight of the APP and ultimate responsibility to assure that high-quality care is provided to all patients treated within the scope of this Agreement in accord with existing state and federal law and the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Medical Board.
Physician Supervision. Any physician and surgeon of the Practice, who meets the definition of a supervising physician in BPC §3501(e), may provide supervision of a PA in the Practice acting under this Practice Agreement. A supervising physician need not be physically present while the PA provides medical services, but be available by telephone or other electronic means at the time the PA is providing medical services in the Practice. Supervision means that a physician and surgeon oversees and accepts responsibility for the activities of the PA. If rendering services in a general acute care hospital as defined in Health and Safety Code §1250, the PA shall identify his or her supervising physician which has privileges to practice in said hospital. This practice agreement does not require medical chart reviews or physician countersignature of physician assistant charts. (The California Physician Assistant Practice Act as amended by SB 697).
Physician Supervision. Any physician and surgeon of the Practice, who meets the definition of a supervising physician in BPC §3501(e), may provide supervision of a PA in the Practice acting under this Practice Agreement. A supervising physician need not be physically present while the PA provides medical services, but be available by telephone or other electronic means at the time the PA is providing medical services in the Practice. Supervision means that a physician and surgeon oversees and accepts responsibility for the activities of the PA.
Physician Supervision. Consistent with BPC §3501(e), a supervising physician referred to in this Practice Agreement means a physician licensed by the Medical Board of California or by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California who supervises one or more physician assistants, who possesses a current valid license to practice medicine, and who is not currently on disciplinary probation prohibiting the employment or supervision of a physician assistant. A supervising physician may provide supervision of PA pursuant to this Practice Agreement. Consistent with BPC §3502.1(f), supervision means that a licensed physician oversees the activities of, and accepts responsibility for, the medical services rendered by a physician assistant. Supervision shall not be construed to require the physical presence of the physician but does require supervision consistent with the Practice Agreement and the physician being available by telephone or other electronic communication method at the time PA examines a patient. PA understands and agrees that PA may only provide those medical services which PA is competent to perform, for which the PA is being supervised and which are consistent with the PA’s education, training, and experience. PA shall consult with, and/or refer a patient to, a supervising physician or other healthcare professional when providing medical services to a patient which exceeds the PA’s competency, education, training, or experience or in situations when a patient desires to see a physician.
