NAC633.288. Physician assistants and supervising physicians: Collaborating agreements; limitations.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a physician assistant must enter into a written collaborating agreement with a supervising physician before the physician assistant may perform medical services under the supervision of that supervising physician. Such an agreement must:

     (a) Describe the location, times and manner in which the physician assistant will assist the supervising physician;

     (b) Specify the medical services that the physician assistant is authorized to perform;

     (c) Be signed by the physician assistant and the supervising physician; and

     (d) Be notarized.

     2. A physician assistant may perform only those medical services specified in the written collaborating agreement.

     3. A physician assistant who has entered into a written collaborating agreement with a supervising physician shall:

     (a) Submit a copy of the agreement to the Board within 10 days after entering into the written collaborating agreement.

     (b) Notify the Board in writing within 10 days after the termination of the written collaborating agreement.

     4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a physician assistant may not perform medical services under the supervision of more than three supervising physicians. A physician assistant employed by a medical facility may not perform medical services at the medical facility under the supervision of more than one supervising physician. As used in this subsection, “medical facility” has the meaning ascribed to it NRS 449.0151.

     5. A physician assistant may perform medical services under a temporary written collaborating agreement that is valid for not more than 30 days if the agreement is approved by the Board.

     6. A supervising physician may not supervise more than a total of three physician assistants and advanced practitioners of nursing at one time. As used in this subsection, “advanced practitioner of nursing” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.023.

     7. A physician assistant who has been subject to disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter or chapter 633 of NRS may only be supervised by a supervising physician who has been approved by the Board to supervise that physician assistant.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Osteopathic Med. by R192-07, eff. 12-17-2008)