Physician-PA Team
The relationship between PAs and physician begins in PA school, where physicians, PAs, and others provide instruction in a curriculum following the medical school model. Studies show that PAs, practicing as part of a supervising physician’s team, provide high quality health care. This issue brief explains the philosophy behind the physician-PA model and explains why team practice works so well.
Sample practice agreement
A “practice agreement,” sometimes called a “delegation agreement,” outlines in a general way the patient problems and procedures that the physician authorizes the PA to address or perform. If there is no template provided by your state, this sample agreement may be useful to help physician-PA teams delineate roles and responsibilities.
Supervision requirements in state law
All PAs practice medicine with physician supervision. But states have different requirements when it comes to issues such as physician co-signatures, supervising multiple PAs, and appropriate methods of supervision.
PA scope of practice as defined by state law
PAs practice medicine with physician supervision in virtually every specialty. To a large extent, PA scope of practice is determined by the delegatory decisions made by the supervising physician, but state laws and regulations play a significant role as well.
AMA Suggested Guidelines for Physician-Physician Assistant Practice
With input from the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Medical Association developed these model guidelines for physician-PA practice.
The relationship between PAs and physician begins in PA school, where physicians, PAs, and others provide instruction in a curriculum following the medical school model. Studies show that PAs, practicing as part of a supervising physician’s team, provide high quality health care. This issue brief explains the philosophy behind the physician-PA model and explains why team practice works so well.
Sample practice agreement
A “practice agreement,” sometimes called a “delegation agreement,” outlines in a general way the patient problems and procedures that the physician authorizes the PA to address or perform. If there is no template provided by your state, this sample agreement may be useful to help physician-PA teams delineate roles and responsibilities.
Supervision requirements in state law
All PAs practice medicine with physician supervision. But states have different requirements when it comes to issues such as physician co-signatures, supervising multiple PAs, and appropriate methods of supervision.
PA scope of practice as defined by state law
PAs practice medicine with physician supervision in virtually every specialty. To a large extent, PA scope of practice is determined by the delegatory decisions made by the supervising physician, but state laws and regulations play a significant role as well.
AMA Suggested Guidelines for Physician-Physician Assistant Practice
With input from the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Medical Association developed these model guidelines for physician-PA practice.
