Physicians with collaborative relationships with an APRN must
ensure backup physician coverage when the primary collaborative physician is
unavailable, which includes being outside the approved distance for Extended
Mileage. The backup physician must be a signatory to the protocol. In the event
securing backup coverage is not possible, the primary collaborator and the APRN
may agree, via terms written in the protocol, that no patients will be seen
when the primary collaborator is unavailable.
In the event of death, unexpected disability
(physical/mental), or unexpected relocation, which would result in the APRN not
having a collaborative physician, the Nursing Board can notify the Mississippi
State Board of Medical Licensure. In order that patients may continue to be
treated without interruption of care, the APRN may, subject to the approval of
the Nursing Board and Medical Board, be allowed to continue to practice for a
90-day grace period while the APRN attempts to secure a collaborative physician
without such practice being considered the practice of medicine. The Executive
Director of Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, or a designee, will
serve as the APRN's collaborative physician, with the agreement of the
Mississippi Board of Nursing. If a collaborative physician has not been secured
at the end of the 90-day grace period, an additional 90-day extension may be
granted by mutual agreement of the Mississippi Board of Nursing and the
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.
Notes
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Miss. Code. R. 2630-1.6
Miss. Code Ann.
ยง
73-43-11
(1972, as amended).
Amended May 19, 2005.
Amended March 13, 2009. Amended November 19, 2009. Amended July 14,
2011.
Amended April 4,
2016.
Amended
6/4/2016
Amended
8/19/2018
Amended
8/27/2021
