NAC630.810. Delegation of tasks to medical assistant.

     1. A delegating practitioner may delegate to a medical assistant the performance of a task if:

     (a) The delegating practitioner knows that the medical assistant possesses the knowledge, skill and training to perform the task safely and properly;

     (b) The medical assistant is not required to be certified or licensed to perform that task; and

     (c) The medical assistant is employed by the delegating practitioner or the medical assistant and the delegating practitioner are employed by the same employer.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 630.820, if a medical assistant is delegated a task which involves an invasive procedure, the delegating practitioner must be immediately available to exercise oversight in person while the medical assistant performs the task.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Medical Exam’rs by R094-12, eff. 2-20-2013)