NAC630.375. Physician assistant deemed to be agent of supervising physician; performance of emergency medical services without supervision.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a physician assistant is considered to be and is deemed the agent of his or her supervising physician in the performance of all medical activities.

     2. A physician assistant shall not perform medical services without supervision from his or her supervising physician, except in:

     (a) Life-threatening emergencies, including, without limitation, at the scene of an accident; or

     (b) Emergency situations, including, without limitation, human-caused or natural disaster relief efforts.

     3. When a physician assistant performs medical services in a situation described in subsection 2:

     (a) The physician assistant is not the agent of his or her supervising physician and the supervising physician is not responsible or liable for any medical services provided by the physician assistant.

     (b) The physician assistant shall provide whatever medical services are possible based on the need of the patient and the training, education and experience of the physician assistant.

     (c) If a licensed physician is available on-scene, the physician assistant may take direction from the physician.

     (d) The physician assistant shall make a reasonable effort to contact his or her supervising physician, as soon as possible, to advise him or her of the incident and the physician assistant’s role in providing medical services.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R005-07, eff. 10-31-2007)