La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-1523

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-1523 - Qualifications of Supervising Physician for Registration of Delegation of Prescriptive Authority

A. Legend Drugs and Medical Devices. To be eligible for approval of registration to delegate authority to prescribe legend drugs or medical devices, or both, to a physician assistant a supervising physician shall:

1. satisfy the requirements of §1508;

2. Repealed.

3. have prepared and signed clinical practice guidelines or protocols that comply with §1527 of these rules.

B. Controlled Substances. To be eligible for approval of registration to delegate authority to prescribe controlled substances to a physician assistant a supervising physician shall:

1. satisfy the requirements of §1523 A; and

2. possess a current, unrestricted permit or license to prescribe controlled substances duly issued by the Office of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Department of Health, state of Louisiana, and be currently registered to prescribe controlled substances, without restriction, with the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice (DEA);

C. A physician shall be deemed ineligible for registration to delegate authority to prescribe controlled substances to a physician assistant for any of the causes enumerated by R.S. 37:1285(A), or violation of any other provision of the Louisiana Medical Practice Act, R.S. 37:1261 et seq., or the board's rules.

D. The burden of satisfying the board as to the eligibility of a physician for registration to delegate prescriptive authority to a physician assistant shall be upon the proposed supervising physician. A physician shall not be deemed to possess such qualifications unless the physician demonstrates and evidences such qualifications in the manner prescribed by and to the satisfaction of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-1523

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 31:76 (January 2005), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 431176 (6/1/2017), Amended LR 45553 (4/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(B)(6), 37:1360.23(D)and (F), and 37:1360.31(B)(8).