N.M. Admin. Code § 16.17.9.12 - SUPERVISION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Supervision of a physician assistant must be rendered by a licensed supervising physician.
A. Responsibility of supervising physician.
(1) Provide direction to the physician assistant to specify what medical services should be rendered. This may be done through a written utilization plan or by other direct communications.
(2) Provide a means for immediate communication between the physician assistant and the supervising physician.
(3) Temporarily delegating supervisory responsibilities to another supervising physician during the supervising physician's period of absence.
B. A quality assurance program for review of medical services provided by the physician assistant must be in place.
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