Sec. 17549.
(1) A group of physicians practicing other than as sole practitioners may designate 1 or more physicians in the group to enter into a practice agreement under section 17547.
(2) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician is not required to countersign orders written in a patient's clinical record by a physician's assistant with whom the physician has a practice agreement. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician is not required to sign an official form that lists the physician's signature as the required signatory if that official form is signed by a physician's assistant with whom the physician has a practice agreement.
History: Add. 1990, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2011 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017
Popular Name: Act 368