Can a physician assistant practice without a duties and delegation agreement?
No, under 37-20-301, MCA, (2) a supervising physician and the supervised physician assistant shall execute a duties and delegation agreement constituting a contract that defines the physician assistant’s professional relationship with the supervising physician and the limitations on the physician assistant’s practice under supervision of the supervising physician . The agreement must be kept current, by amendment or substitution, to reflect changes in the duties of each party occurring over time. The Board may, by rule, specify other requirements for the agreement. 17.
