How should a Physician Assistant be credentialed in a health care facility?
The physician assistant should clearly undergo a process that is very similar to the one that physicians undergo in your facility. The supervising physician must clearly indicated that he, the supervising physician, is ultimately responsible for the care of his patients that is rendered by the physician assistant. It is also recommended that the physician assistant complete a privilege list, just like the physician’s, with the supervising physician clearly indicating item by item whether the physician assistant is authorized to perform that activity in your facility. It would still be up to your facility to accept, modify or deny those requested activities. What is the role of Physician Assistants in providing services for Texas Workforce Compensation Commission programs? Physician assistants in Texas are the legal agent of the physician in health care matters (enacted in the 77th Legislature). As such, at the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants prompting, theTWCC’s legal staff’s rev
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