448.21 Physician assistants.
(1) Prohibited practices. No physician assistant may provide medical care, except routine screening, in:
(a) The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene within the meaning of ch. 447.
(b) The practice of optometry within the meaning of ch. 449.
(c) The practice of chiropractic within the meaning of ch. 446.
(d) The practice of podiatry, except when the physician assistant is acting under the supervision and direction of a podiatrist, subject to sub. (4) and the rules promulgated under s. 448.695 (4).
(e) The practice of acupuncture within the meaning of ch. 451.
(2) Employee status. No physician assistant may be self-employed. The employer of a physician assistant shall assume legal responsibility for any medical care, including the practice of podiatry, provided by the physician assistant during the employment. The employer of a physician assistant, if other than a licensed physician or podiatrist, shall provide for and not interfere with supervision of the physician assistant by a licensed physician or podiatrist.
(3) Prescriptive authority. A physician assistant may issue a prescription order for a drug or device in accordance with guidelines established by a supervising physician or podiatrist and the physician assistant and with rules promulgated by the board. If any conflict exists between the guidelines and the rules, the rules shall control.
(4) Practice of podiatry. A physician assistant who is acting under the supervision and direction of a podiatrist shall be limited to providing nonsurgical patient services.
History: 1975 c. 383, 421; 1983 a. 524; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 105; 1997 a. 67, 175; 2017 a. 227.