Tennessee § 63-19-205 - Practices of collaborating physician.

§ 63-19-205. Practices of collaborating physician.

A licensed physician who is collaborating with orthopedic physician assistants shall comply with the following practices: No one (1) collaborating physician shall collaborate with more than two (2) licensed orthopedic physician assistants at any one time; More than one (1) physician may collaborate with the same licensed orthopedic physician assistant; The collaborating physician shall designate one (1) or more alternate physicians who have agreed to accept the responsibility of collaborating with the orthopedic physician assistant on a prearranged basis in the absence of the collaborating physician; The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall render services and care commensurate with such orthopedic assistant's education, training and experience; The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall not make any definitive diagnosis or prescribe any treatment program independent of the collaborating physician; Pre-signed prescriptions shall not be used by the licensed orthopedic physician assistant. Medications dispensed by the licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall be approved by the collaborating physician; and The patient of any physician receiving services from a licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall be fully informed that the individual is a licensed orthopedic physician assistant and/or a sign shall be conspicuously placed within the office of the physician indicating that certain services may be rendered by a licensed orthopedic physician assistant. Acts 1995, ch. 337, § 7; 1997, ch. 207, § 5; 2016, ch. 946, § 9; 2018, ch. 610, §§ 30-32. Amendments. The 2018 amendment substituted “collaborating physician” for “supervising physician”, “collaborating with” for “supervising” and “collaborate with” for “supervise” throughout the section. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 610, § 42. July 1, 2018.