Sec. 204.204. SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A physician assistant shall be supervised by a supervising physician. A physician assistant may have more than one supervising physician. The supervising physician oversees the activities of, and accepts responsibility for, medical services provided by the physician assistant.
(b) Supervision of a physician assistant by a supervising physician must be continuous. The supervision does not require the constant physical presence of the supervising physician where physician assistant services are being performed, but, if a supervising physician is not present, the supervising physician and the physician assistant must be, or must be able to easily be, in contact with one another by radio, telephone, or another telecommunication device.
(c) The number of physician assistants a physician may supervise in a practice setting may not be less than the number of physician assistants to whom a physician may delegate the authority to prescribe or order a drug or device in that practice setting under Subchapter B, Chapter 157.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 14, eff. November 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures
Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants
Subchapter E. Practice by License Holder
Section 204.201. Notice of Intent to Practice
Section 204.202. Scope of Practice
Section 204.203. Identification Requirements
Section 204.204. Supervision Requirements
Section 204.2045. Volunteer Care and Services Performed During Disaster
Section 204.205. Requirements for Supervising Physician
Section 204.206. Establishment of Certain Functions and Standards
Section 204.207. Assumption of Professional Liability
Section 204.208. Duty to Report; Medical Peer Review
Section 204.209. Jointly Owned Entities With Physicians
Section 204.210. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct