Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 18.157 - Administration of controlled substances and whole blood and blood components(a) In a hospital, medical care facility or office setting, the physician assistant may order or administer, or both, controlled substances and whole blood and blood components if the authority to order and administer these medications and fluids is expressly set forth in the written agreement.(b) The physician assistant shall comply with the minimum standards for ordering and administering controlled substances specified in § 16.92 (relating to prescribing, administering and dispensing controlled substances).The provisions of this § 18.157 adopted August 13, 1993, effective 8/14/1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780; amended November 17, 2006, effective 11/18/2006, 36 Pa.B. 7009.The provisions of this § 18.157 issued under sections 8, 13 and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P. S. §§ 422.8, 422.13 and 422.36).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 18.151 (relating to role of physician assistant).