Are supervising physicians required to co-sign medical charts?
On October 1, 2006, the law repealed the requirement for supervising physicians to co-sign medical charts. In place of the co-signature, the supervising physician will be required to describe a process, on the delegation agreement, by which the physician assistants practice is reviewed appropriate to the practice setting and consistent with current standards of acceptable medical practice. The supervising physician will be required to provide a description by which the physician assistants practice is reviewed on delegation agreements filed October 1, 2006 and later. For existing delegation agreements, supervising physicians may wish to keep a written description by which the physician assistants practice is reviewed on file at the healthcare facility.
