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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

Burns Ind. Code Ann. 25-27.5-6-8

Summary Title

Scope of Practice: Physician Assistant

Summary

When an emergency declaration is in effect, a licensed physician assistant, who responds to the need for medical care, can provide their services without following supervision requirements but with such supervision as is available. A physician who supervises a physician assistant who provides medical care in response to an emergency is not required to follow supervision requirements.

Full Title

Emergency medical care by physician assistant

Full Text

(a) This section applies to a physician assistant: (1) licensed in Indiana or licensed or authorized to practice in any other state or territory of the United States; or (2) credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer. (b) As used in this section, “emergency” means an event or a condition that is an emergency, a disaster, or a public health emergency under IC 10-14. (c) A physician assistant who responds to a need for medical care created by an emergency may render care that the physician assistant is able to provide without the supervision required under this chapter, but with such supervision as is available. (d) A physician who supervises a physician assistant providing medical care in response to an emergency is not required to meet the requirements under this chapter for a supervising physician.

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