§453-5.5 Physician assistant; authority to sign documents. Any physician assistant who holds a current, valid, and permanent license to practice medicine pursuant to this chapter, and who is under the supervision of a licensed physician or osteopathic physician, shall have the authority to sign the following documents:
(1) Certification of psychiatric medical condition of the parents of a child applicant for aid from the temporary assistance for needy families program;
(2) Evaluation forms for Hansen's disease patients;
(3) Orders for physical therapy and plans of care;
(4) Pharmacist orders to assist in monitoring and management of anticoagulation anemia and atrial fibrillation;
(5) Orders for speech therapy and plans of care;
(6) Applications for bracelets indicating compassionate care only;
(7) Admissions applications for foster homes;
(8) Dietary consultations forms; and
(9) Medicaid application forms for nursing care facility admission. [L 2009, c 151, §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
453-1 Practice of medicine defined.
453-1.3 Practice of telehealth.
453-2 License required; exceptions.
453-3 Limited and temporary licenses.
453-3.5 Training replacement temporary license.
453-4 Qualifications for examination and licensure.
453-4.5 Foreign medical graduates; alternative qualifications.
453-4.6 Licensure by endorsement.
453-5 Hawaii medical board; appointment, removal, qualifications.
453-5.1 Powers and duties of board.
453-5.3 Physician assistant; licensure required.
453-5.4 Physician assistant advisory committee.
453-5.5 Physician assistant; authority to sign documents.
453-6.5 REPEALED. L 1988, c 110, §5.
453-7.5 Review of complaints and information by department.
453-8 Revocation, limitation, suspension, or denial of licenses.
453-8.1 Voluntary limitation of license.
453-8.7 Reporting requirements.
453-8.8 Physician workforce assessment fee; license; physician workforce information.
453-10 Witnesses in such proceeding.
453-11 Recalcitrant witnesses; contempt.
453-14 Duty of physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, hospital, clinic, etc., to report wounds.
453-15 Who shall give consent to a postmortem examination.
453-16 Intentional termination of pregnancy; penalties; refusal to perform.
453-17 Subpoena of peer review adverse decision report.
453-18 Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patients.
453-31 Emergency ambulance service personnel.
453-32 License requirements for emergency medical services.
453-32.1 Renewal of licensure.
453-32.5 Provisional licensure.
453-32.51 Limited provisional licensure.
453-34 Licensure consistent with levels of practice; licensure of emergency medical technician 1.