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24 DE Code § 1770A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1770A. Physician assistants; definitions.

§ 1770A. Physician assistants; definitions. As used in this subchapter:  (1) “Collaborating physician” means physicians licensed by the Board who practices with a physician assistant using a Collaborative Agreement. (2) “Collaboration” or “collaborating” means a process in which the physician who oversees patient services and the physician assistant jointly contribute to the healthcare and medical evaluation and treatment or management of patients with each performing actions he or she is individually licensed for and has the education, training, and experience to perform. The collaborating physician must be available for consultation with the physician assistant during the time of the patient encounter with the physician assistant, if necessary to provide advice on the ongoing care of the patient. The constant physical presence of the collaborating physician is not required on-site in the practice setting, provided that the collaborating physician is readily accessible by some form of electronic communication. (3) “Collaborative agreement” means a written document expressing an arrangement of collaboration between a licensed physician and a physician assistant. (4) “Physician assistant” or “PA” means an individual who:  a. Has graduated from a physician assistant or surgeon assistant program which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or, prior to 2001, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) of the American Medical Association (AMA), or a successor agency acceptable to and approved by the Board, or has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants prior to 1986; b. Has a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent education to a baccalaureate degree, as determined by the Council and the Board; c. Has passed a national certifying examination acceptable to the Regulatory Council for Physician Assistants and approved by the Board; d. Is licensed under this chapter to practice medicine as a physician assistant; e. Has completed any continuing education credits required by rules and regulations developed under this chapter; and f. Completes a collaborative agreement with the collaborating physician. 68 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  2;  68 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 355, §§  3-5;  71 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  26;  74 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  30A;  75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;
24 DE Code § 1771. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1771. Physician's role in collaborating with a physician assistant.

§ 1771. Physician's role in collaborating with a physician assistant. (a) A physician who collaborates with a physician assistant must be available for consultation with the physician assistant. It is the obligation of each team of physician(s) and physician assistant(s) to ensure that the physician assistant's scope of practice is identified, and is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of education, training, and experience, that the relationship of, and access to, the collaborating physician is defined, and that a process for evaluation of the physician assistant's performance is established. (b) Each physician-physician assistant team, hospital, clinic, medical group, or other healthcare facility shall be responsible for creating a written collaborative agreement, which shall be kept on file at the primary location where the physician assistant provides care, describing the information required by subsection (a) of this section. The written collaborative agreement shall be made available to the Board or the Council upon request. (c) [Repealed.] (d) A collaborating physician may not be involved in patient care in name only and must be involved in active patient care on a regular basis. (e) A collaborating physician may not assign medical acts to a physician assistant that exceed the physician's license. (f) A collaborating physician may not at any given time collaborate with more than 4 physician assistants, unless a regulation of the Board increases or decreases the number. This limit does not apply to physicians and physician assistants who practice in the same physical office or facility building, such as an emergency department so long as there is active, physician coverage. (g) A physician who collaborates with a physician assistant in violation of the provisions of this subchapter or of regulations adopted pursuant to this subchapter is subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline for permitting the unauthorized practice of medicine. (h) Hospitals, clinics, medical groups and other healthcare facilities may employ physician assistants subject to subsection (f) of this section. (i) If the collaborating physician is not routinely present the physician must assure that the means and methods of collaboration are adequate to assure appropriate patient care. This may include telecommunication, chart review, or other methods of communication and oversight that are appropriate to the care setting and the education, training and experience of the physician assistant. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;
24 DE Code § 1772. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1772. Prohibited acts by a physician assistant.

§ 1772. Prohibited acts by a physician assistant. (a) A physician assistant may not maintain or manage a location that does not have oversight by the physician assistant's collaborating physician. (b)-(d) [Repealed.] (e) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize a physician assistant to practice independent of a collaborating physician. (f) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in a medical emergency, a physician assistant may not perform any medical act without a collaborative agreement. (g) A physician assistant may not practice as a member of any other health profession regulated under this code unless the physician assistant is certified, licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice the other profession. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;
24 DE Code § 1773A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1773A. Participation in disaster or emergency care.

§ 1773A. Participation in disaster or emergency care. (a) A physician assistant licensed in this State or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction or credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local disaster (excluding an emergency which occurs in that person's place of employment or practice) may render such care that the physician assistant is able to provide without collaboration pursuant to § 1770A of this title or with such collaboration as is available. (b) Any physician who collaborates with a physician assistant providing medical care in response to such an emergency or state or local disaster shall not be required to meet the requirements set forth in this subchapter for a collaborating physician. (c) A person licensed as a physician assistant under this chapter who, in good faith and without gross or wanton negligence, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency, excluding an emergency which occurs in that person's place of employment or practice, shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions in rendering the emergency care. 78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;
24 DE Code § 1774. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1774. Temporary licensing of physician assistants.

§ 1774. Temporary licensing of physician assistants. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter to the contrary, the Executive Director, with the approval of a Council member, may grant a temporary license to an individual who has graduated from a physician or surgeon assistant program which has been accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or, prior to 2001, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) of the American Medical Association (AMA) or a successor agency and who otherwise meets the qualifications for licensure but who has not yet taken a national certifying examination, provided that the individual is registered to take and takes the next scheduled national certifying examination. A temporary license granted pursuant to this subsection is valid until the results of the examination are available from the certifying agency. If the individual fails to pass the national certifying examination, the temporary license granted pursuant to this subsection must be immediately rescinded until the individual successfully qualifies for licensure pursuant to this subchapter. (b) An individual who is temporarily licensed pursuant to this section may not have a prescriptive practice and may not perform medical acts except in the physical presence of the individual's collaborating physician. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 9;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;
24 DE Code § 1774A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1774A. Fees set by Board.

§ 1774A. Fees set by Board. The Division of Professional Regulation shall establish fees for licensing physician assistants, for renewing licenses on a biennial basis, and for other regulatory purposes. The fees must approximate the costs reasonably necessary to defray the actual expenses of the Board and the regulatory council, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division in administering the issuance and renewal of licenses, and other regulation of physician assistants. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;
24 DE Code § 1774B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1774B. Prohibited acts; penalties; enforcement.

§ 1774B. Prohibited acts; penalties; enforcement. (a) A person may not practice as a physician assistant in this State or represent that the person is a physician assistant or knowingly allow himself or herself to be represented as a physician assistant unless the person is licensed under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) A person who, contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, practices or attempts to practice as a physician assistant within the State or represents that the person is a physician assistant or knowingly allows himself or herself to be represented as a physician assistant shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. (c) The Attorney General of this State or a deputy attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this subchapter. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;
24 DE Code § 1774C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1774C. Procedure or action not prescribed.

§ 1774C. Procedure or action not prescribed. This subchapter governs the practice of physician assistants. If a procedure or action is not specifically prescribed in this subchapter, but is prescribed in the subchapters relating to the practice of medicine, and the procedure or action would be useful or necessary for the regulation of physician assistants, the Board or Council may, in its discretion, proceed in a manner prescribed for physicians in the practice of medicine. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;
24 DE Code § 1774E. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VI. Physician Assistants|§ 1774E. Participation in charitable and voluntary care.

§ 1774E. Participation in charitable and voluntary care. A physician assistant licensed in this State, or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction, or who is credentialed by a federal employer or meets the licensure requirements of their requisite federal agency as a physician assistant may volunteer to render such medical care the physician assistant is able to provide at public or community events and facilities without a collaborating physician as defined in this chapter or with such collaborating physicians as may be available. Such medical care must be rendered without compensation or remuneration. 83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;
24 DE Code § 1775. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VII. Respiratory Care Practitioners|§ 1775. Respiratory Care Advisory Council.

§ 1775. Respiratory Care Advisory Council. (a) The Respiratory Care Advisory Council (Council) consists of 7 members, 1 of whom is a physician member of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. The remaining 6 council members are individuals trained in respiratory care who have been licensed and primarily employed in the practice of respiratory care in this State for at least 2 of the 3 years immediately prior to appointment. The Council may elect officers as necessary. (b) Each Council member is appointed by the Board for a term of 3 years, and may succeed himself or herself for 1 additional 3-year term. A person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Council is entitled to hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term of the former member. Each term of office expires on the date specified in the appointment; however, a Council member whose term of office has expired remains eligible to participate in Council proceedings until replaced by the Board. A person who has never served on the Council may be appointed to the Council for 2 consecutive terms, but the person is thereafter ineligible for appointment to the Council except as hereinafter provided. A person who has been twice appointed to the Council or who has served on the Board for 6 years within any 9-year period may not again be appointed to the Council until an interim period of at least 1 year has expired since the person last served. A member serving on the Council may not be an elected officer or a member of the board of directors of any professional association of respiratory care practitioners. (c) The Council shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the practice of respiratory care, after public hearing and subject to the approval of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. The Board must approve or reject within 60 days proposed rules or regulations submitted to it by the Council. If the Board fails to approve or reject the proposed rules or regulations within 60 days, the proposed rules or regulations are deemed to be approved by the Board. (d) The Council shall meet quarterly, and at such other times as license applications are pending. The Council shall, from time to time, present to the Board the names of individuals qualified to be licensed or qualified to receive temporary licenses, and shall recommend disciplinary action against licensees as necessary, and shall suggest changes in operations or regulations. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 10;
24 DE Code § 1776. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VII. Respiratory Care Practitioners|§ 1776. Respiratory care practitioners.

§ 1776. Respiratory care practitioners. (a) As used in this subchapter:  (1) “Respiratory care” means the allied health profession, under the direction of a person certified to practice medicine, which is responsible for direct and indirect services in the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, control, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. Respiratory care includes inhalation therapy and respiratory therapy. (2) “Respiratory care practitioner” or “RCP” means an individual who practices respiratory care in accord with the requirements of this subchapter; (b) A respiratory care practitioner works under the general supervision of a person certified to practice medicine, whether by direct observation and monitoring, by protocols approved by a person certified to practice medicine, or by orders written or verbally given by a person certified to practice medicine. A respiratory care practitioner may evaluate patients and make decisions within parameters defined by a person certified to practice medicine and by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. The work performed by a respiratory care practitioner includes, but is not limited to:  (1) Collecting samples of blood, secretions, gases, and body fluids for respiratory evaluations; (2) Measuring cardiorespiratory volumes, flows, and pressures; (3) Administering pharmacological agents, aerosols, and medical gases via the respiratory route; (4) Inserting and maintaining airways, natural or artificial, for the flow of respiratory gases; (5) Controlling the environment and ventilatory support systems such as hyperbaric chambers and ventilators; (6) Resuscitating individuals with cardiorespiratory failure; (7) Maintaining bronchopulmonary hygiene; (8) Researching and developing protocols in respiratory disorders; (9) Performing pulmonary function studies; and (10) The use of telemedicine as defined in this chapter and, as further described in regulation, the use of and participation in telehealth. (c) Nothing in this subchapter is intended to limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the professional activities of other individuals and healthcare providers formally trained and licensed by the State. (d) An individual who is licensed pursuant to this subchapter, who is not being investigated or sanctioned in relation to unprofessional conduct or physical, mental, emotional, or other impairment, and who has passed an examination that includes the subject matter of 1 or more of the professional activities included in subsection (b) of this section may not be prohibited from performing those professional activities passed in the examination, provided that the testing body that administered the examination is approved by the Board. 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 203, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  30B;  75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  5;
24 DE Code § 1777A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VII. Respiratory Care Practitioners|§ 1777A. Procedure or action not prescribed.

§ 1777A. Procedure or action not prescribed. This subchapter governs the practice of respiratory care practitioners. If a procedure or action is not specifically prescribed in this subchapter, but is prescribed in the subchapters relating to the practice of medicine, and the procedure or action would be useful or necessary for the regulation of respiratory care practitioners, the Board may, in its discretion, proceed in a manner prescribed for physicians in the practice of medicine. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;
24 DE Code § 1778. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VII. Respiratory Care Practitioners|§ 1778. Fees; license renewal.

§ 1778. Fees; license renewal. The Division of Professional Regulation shall establish reasonable fees for licensing respiratory care practitioners and for biennial license renewal. A licensee, when renewing a license, shall provide documentation of continuing education related to respiratory care pursuant to the continuing education requirements for respiratory care practitioners established by the Advisory Council. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;
24 DE Code § 1779. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 17. Medical Practice Act|Subchapter VII. Respiratory Care Practitioners|§ 1779. Prohibited acts; penalties; enforcement.

§ 1779. Prohibited acts; penalties; enforcement. (a) A person may not practice respiratory care in this State or represent that the person is a respiratory care practitioner or knowingly allow himself or herself to be represented as a respiratory care practitioner unless the person is licensed under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) A person who, contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, practices or attempts to practice respiratory care within the State or represents that the person is a respiratory care practitioner or knowingly allows himself or herself to be represented as a respiratory care practitioner shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. (c) The Office of the Attorney General is charged with the enforcement of this subchapter. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a respiratory therapist having a current license issued in another state or the District of Columbia may provide respiratory care within their scope of practice in connection with the interstate transport of a patient without obtaining a license to practice respiratory care in this State. This exemption is limited to the immediate transport need. 75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 130, §  1;