02-383 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 7 - UNIFORM ELEMENTS OF WRITTEN COLLABORATIVE AND PRACTICE AGREEMENTS

1. All written collaborative agreements and practice agreements shall include at a minimum:

A. The physician assistant's scope of practice and practice setting, including the types of patients and patient encounters common to the practice, a general overview of the role of the physician assistant in the practice setting, and the tasks that the physician assistant may be delegating to medical assistants.

B. Identify any and all active Maine physician(s) who are signatories to a collaborative or practice agreement that describes the physician assistants' scope of practice;

C. Identify the method(s) of consultation with the active Maine physicians who are signatories to a collaborative or practice agreement, and any limitations regarding the ability of the physician(s) to provide consultation, including limitations as to scope of practice or availability. The physician(s) who are signatories to a collaborative or practice agreement shall provide consultation only within their scope of practice and must be available for consultation with the physician assistant at all times and for all medical services rendered by the physician assistant.

D. Maintenance and production of collaborative and practice agreements

(1) Physician assistants licensed to practice in accordance with these rules must prepare and have on file in the main administrative office of the practice or practice location a written, dated collaborative or practice agreement that is signed by both the physician(s) and the physician assistant and contains the elements as required by this rule.

(2) Failure to have a current written collaborative or practice agreement on file and/or failure to produce a current collaborative or practice agreement upon request of the Board or Board staff shall result in a citation and/or possible disciplinary action.

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02-383 C.M.R. ch. 2, § 7