Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Scope of Practice
Section 206.254. Establishment of Certain Functions and Standards

Sec. 206.254. ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND STANDARDS. A surgical assistant and the surgical assistant's delegating physician shall ensure that:
(1) the surgical assistant's scope of function is identified;
(2) the delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the surgical assistant's level of competence;
(3) the relationship between the surgical assistant and the delegating physician and the access of the surgical assistant to the delegating physician are defined; and
(4) a process is established for evaluating the surgical assistant's performance.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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