Section 63-19-205 - Practices of collaborating physicianA licensed physician who is collaborating with orthopedic physician assistants shall comply with the following practices:
(1) No one (1) collaborating physician shall collaborate with more than two (2) licensed orthopedic physician assistants at any one time;(2) More than one (1) physician may collaborate with the same licensed orthopedic physician assistant;(3) The collaborating physician shall designate one (1) or more alternate physicians who have agreed to accept the responsibility of collaborating with the orthopedic physician assistant on a prearranged basis in the absence of the collaborating physician;(4) The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall render services and care commensurate with such orthopedic assistant's education, training and experience;(5) The licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall not make any definitive diagnosis or prescribe any treatment program independent of the collaborating physician;(6) Pre-signed prescriptions shall not be used by the licensed orthopedic physician assistant. Medications dispensed by the licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall be approved by the collaborating physician; and(7) The patient of any physician receiving services from a licensed orthopedic physician assistant shall be fully informed that the individual is a licensed orthopedic physician assistant and/or a sign shall be conspicuously placed within the office of the physician indicating that certain services may be rendered by a licensed orthopedic physician assistant.Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610, Secs.s 31, s 32 eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610, s 30, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 946, s 9, eff. 4/27/2016.Acts 1995, ch. 337, § 7; 1997 , ch. 207, § 5.