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IC 25-27.5
ARTICLE 27.5. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
IC 25-27.5-1
Chapter 1. Application
IC 25-27.5-1-1
Application of article
Sec. 1. This article does not apply to the following:
(1) A physician assistant trainee or a student enrolled in a
physician assistant or a surgeon assistant educational program
accredited by an accrediting agency.
(2) A physician assistant employed in the service of the federal
government while performing duties incident to that
employment.
(3) A health care professional, technician, or other assistant or
employee of a physician who performs delegated tasks in the
office of a physician but who does not render services as a
physician assistant or profess to be a physician assistant.
As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.288-2001,
SEC.6.
IC 25-27.5-1-2
Physician authority to delegate
Sec. 2. This article grants a supervising physician or physician
designee the authority to delegate, as the physician determines is
appropriate, those tasks or services the physician typically performs
and is qualified to perform.
As added by P.L.90-2007, SEC.6.
IC 25-27.5-1-3
Prohibition
Sec. 3. This article does not grant authority to a physician
assistant to function independently of a physician's supervision.
As added by P.L.90-2007, SEC.7.
