49 Pa. Code § 21.282a - CRNP Practice
(a) A CRNP
may collaborate only with physicians who hold a current license to practice in
this Commonwealth.
(b) When acting
in collaboration with a physician as set forth in a collaborative agreement and
within the CRNP's specialty, a CRNP may:
(1)
Perform comprehensive assessments of patients and establish medical
diagnoses.
(2) Order, perform and
supervise diagnostic tests for patients and, to the extent the interpretation
of diagnostic tests is within the scope of the CRNP's specialty and consistent
with the collaborative agreement, may interpret diagnostic tests.
(3) Initiate referrals to and consultations
with other licensed professional health care providers, and consult with other
licensed professional health care providers at their request.
(4) Develop and implement treatment plans,
including issuing orders to implement treatment plans. However, only a CRNP
with current prescriptive authority approval may develop and implement
treatment plans for pharmaceutical treatments.
(5) Complete admission and discharge
summaries.
(6) Order blood and
blood components for patients.
(7)
Order dietary plans for patients.
(8) Order home health and hospice
care.
(9) Order durable medical
equipment.
(10) Issue oral orders
to the extent permitted by the health care facilities' by-laws, rules,
regulations or administrative policies and guidelines.
(11) Make physical therapy and dietitian
referrals.
(12) Make respiratory
and occupational therapy referrals.
(13) Perform disability assessments for the
program providing temporary assistance to needy families (TANF).
(14) Issue homebound schooling
certifications.
(15) Perform and
sign the initial assessment of methadone treatment evaluations, provided that
any order for methadone treatment shall be made only by a physician.
(c) The provisions of this section
are subject to limitation as set forth in section 8.2(c.2) of the act
(63
P.S. §
218.2(c.2)), regarding the
authority of state agencies and health care facilities.
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