Supervising osteopathic physicians: Right to refuse to act as supervising osteopathic physician; certain agreements void.

1. Law
2. Nevada Revised Statutes
3. Osteopathic Medicine
4. Supervising osteopathic physicians: Right to refuse to act as supervising osteopathic physician; certain agreements void.

1. An osteopathic physician may at any time refuse to act as a supervising osteopathic physician for a physician assistant.

2. A condition, stipulation or provision in a contract or other agreement which:

(a) Requires an osteopathic physician to act as a supervising osteopathic physician for a physician assistant;

(b) Penalizes an osteopathic physician for refusing to act as a supervising osteopathic physician for a physician assistant; or

(c) Limits a supervising osteopathic physician’s authority with regard to any protocol, standing order or delegation of authority applicable to a physician assistant supervised by the osteopathic physician,

is against public policy and is void.

(Added to NRS by 2007, 1832)

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