KRS § 311.856 — KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 311 / Section 311.856
311.856 Duties of supervising physician -- Definitions
Status: in_force

311.856 Duties of supervising physician -- Definitions.

A supervising physician shall:

(1) Restrict the services of a physician assistant to services within the physician

assistant's scope of practice and to the provisions of KRS 311.840 to 311.862;

(2) Prohibit a physician assistant from dispensing controlled substances;

(3) Prohibit a physician assistant from prescribing or administering controlled

substances, except as provided in KRS 311.858(5);

(4) Inform all patients in contact with a physician assistant of the status of the physician

assistant;

(5) Post a notice stating that a physician assistant practices medicine or osteopathy in

all locations where the physician assistant may practice;

(6) Require a physician assistant to wear identification that clearly states that he or she

is a physician assistant;

(7) Prohibit a physician assistant from independently billing any patient or other payor

for services rendered by the physician assistant;

(8) If necessary, participate with the governing body of any hospital or other licensed

health care facility in a credentialing process established by the facility;

(9) Not require a physician assistant to perform services or other acts that the physician

assistant feels incapable of carrying out safely and properly;

(10) Maintain adequate, active, and continuous supervision of a physician assistant's

activities to assure that the physician assistant is performing as directed and

complying with the requirements of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 and all related

administrative regulations;

(11) Review and countersign a sufficient number of overall medical notes written by the

physician assistant to ensure quality of care provided by the physician assistant and

outline the specific parameters for review of countersignatures in the application

required by KRS 311.854. Countersignature requirements shall be determined by

the supervising physician, practice, or institution. As used in this subsection:

(a) "Practice" means a medical practice composed of two (2) or more physicians

organized to provide patient care services, regardless of its legal form or

ownership; and

(b) "Institution" means all or part of any public or private facility, place, building,

or agency, whether organized for profit or not, that is used, operated, or

designed to provide medical diagnosis, treatment, nursing, rehabilitative, or

preventive care;

(12) (a) Reevaluate the reliability, accountability, and professional knowledge of a

physician assistant two (2) years after the physician assistant's original

licensure in this Commonwealth and every two (2) years thereafter; and

(b) Based on the reevaluation, recommend approval or disapproval of licensure or

renewal to the board; and

(13) Notify the board within three (3) business days if the supervising physician:

(a) Ceases to supervise or employ the physician assistant; or

(b) Believes in good faith that a physician assistant violated any disciplinary rule

of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 or related administrative regulations.