§2594-A. Assistants; delegating authority
This chapter may not be construed as prohibiting a physician from delegating to the physician's employees or support staff certain activities relating to medical care and treatment carried out by custom and usage when these activities are under the direct control of the physician. The physician delegating these activities to employees or support staff, to program graduates or to participants in an approved training program is legally liable for the activities of those individuals, and any individual in this relationship is considered the physician's agent. Nothing contained in this section may be construed to apply to registered nurses acting pursuant to chapter 31 and licensed physician assistants acting pursuant to this chapter or chapter 48. [PL 2019, c. 627, Pt. B, §11 (AMD).]
When the delegated activities are part of the practice of optometry as defined in chapter 34‑A, then the individual to whom these activities are delegated must possess a valid license to practice optometry in Maine or otherwise may perform only as a technician within the established office of a physician and may act solely on the order of and under the responsibility of a physician skilled in the treatment of eyes as designated by the proper professional board and without assuming evaluation or interpretation of examination findings by prescribing corrective procedures to preserve, restore or improve vision. [PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §184 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 788, §159 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 600, §A184 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 33, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 627, Pt. B, §11 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 36: OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Subchapter 7: GENERAL PROVISIONS
32 §2593. Mental or physical examination of licensee licensed to practice in Maine
32 §2594. Immunity of licensee rendering emergency care
32 §2594-A. Assistants; delegating authority
32 §2594-B. Licenses of qualification; physician's statement (REPEALED)
32 §2594-D. Termination of license
32 §2594-E. Licensure of physician assistants
32 §2594-F. Physician assistants; scope of practice and agreement requirements
32 §2596. Review committee member immunity
32 §2596-A. Establishment of protocols for operation of a professional review committee
32 §2599. Records of proceedings of hospital medical staff review committees confidential
32 §2599-A. Promulgation of complaint procedures (REPEALED)
32 §2599-B. Consumer information (REPEALED)
32 §2600. Release of contact lens prescription
32 §2600-A. Confidentiality of personal information of applicant or licensee
32 §2600-B. Expedited partner therapy
32 §2600-C. Requirements regarding prescription of opioid medication
32 §2600-D. Prohibition on providing conversion therapy to minors
32 §2600-E. Inspection or copying of record; procedure
32 §2600-F. Duty to warn and protect (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 32, SECTION 2600-D)