Under what circumstances may PAs practice under alternate supervising physicians?
Alternate supervising physicians are designated by primary supervising physicians. Except in a hospital, correctional facility, detention center, or public facility, primary supervising physicians must provide the Board with the name(s) of designated alternate supervising physicians (ASPs). In a hospital, correctional facility, detention center, or public facility, primary supervising physicians must keep an ongoing list of all approved ASPs with the ASP’s scope of practice, signed and dated by each ASP. PAs may practice under alternate supervising physicians (ASPs) if the: • ASPs supervise in accordance with the delegation agreement on file with the Board; • ASPs supervise no more than four PAs at any one time, except in a hospital, correctional facility, detention center or public health facility; • Period of supervision does not exceed the time specified in the delegation agreement; • ASPs’ period of supervision does not exceed 45 days at any one time; and • PAs perform only those m
