33-26-502. Scope of W.S. 33-26-501 through 33-26-511; signature authority.
(a) This article does not apply to persons enrolled in a physician assistant program approved by the board.
Note: Effective 1/1/2022 this subsection will read as:
(a) This article does not apply to persons enrolled in a physician assistant education program.
(b) A physician assistant assists in the practice of medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician. Within the physician/physician assistant relationship, physician assistants exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic and health promotion and disease prevention services. The physician assistant may perform those duties and responsibilities delegated to him by the supervising physician when the duties and responsibilities are provided under the supervision of a licensed physician approved by the board, within the scope of the physician's practice and expertise and within the skills of the physician assistant.
Note: Effective 1/1/2022 this subsection will read as:
(b) A physician assistant is an individual who practices medicine. A physician assistant is qualified by the individual's education, training and experience to provide a broad range of diagnostic, therapeutic and health promotion and disease prevention services. A physician assistant may collaborate with or refer to the appropriate member of a healthcare team as indicated by the condition of the patient and the education, experience and competence of the physician assistant and current standard of care. The degree of collaboration shall be determined at the practice level, which may include decisions made by the employer, group, hospital service or the credentialing and privileging systems.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 190, § 3.
(d) Nothing in this article shall be construed to conflict with or alter the provisions and requirements of W.S. 33-26-101 through 33-26-410 and 33-26-601 et seq.
(e) Except as otherwise provided by law and including the restriction in W.S. 33-26-510(c), a physician assistant acting within the scope of the physician assistant's practice may fulfill any requirement for a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, endorsement or other acknowledgement by a physician. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of a physician assistant as provided in this article or to expand the duties and responsibilities delegated to a physician assistant by the physician assistant's supervising physician.
Note: Effective 1/1/2022 this subsection will read as:
(e) Except as otherwise provided by law and including the restriction in W.S. 33-26-510(c), a physician assistant may fulfill any requirement for a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, endorsement or other acknowledgement by a physician.