311.860 Services performed in location separate from supervising physician --
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Nonseparate location -- Definition and exceptions.
(a)As used in this section, "nonseparate location" shall include the following if
the supervising physician is available in person or via telecommunication at
all times:
1. Hospitals in which patients of the supervising physician are receiving
care, subject to the rules and regulations of the governing body of the
hospital;
2. Nursing homes in which the supervising physician has patient care
responsibilities, subject to the rules and regulations of the governing
body of the nursing home;
3. The homes of patients of the supervising physician if the home visits are
related to patient care; and
4. School health fairs, wellness clinics, or similar events where the
supervising physician is responsible for providing oversight.
(b)The supervising physician or credentialing facility shall have oversight of
paragraph
(a)of this subsection.
(2)A supervising physician who uses the services of a physician assistant in an office
or clinic separate from the physician's primary office shall submit for board
approval a specific written request that describes the services to be provided by the
physician assistant in the separate office or clinic, the distance between the primary
office and the separate location, and the means and availability of direct
communication at all times with the supervising physician.
(3)Until May 31, 2014, a newly graduated physician assistant shall not practice
medicine or osteopathy in a location separate from the supervising physician or
credentialing facility until the physician assistant has three
(3)continuous months of
experience in a nonseparate location. Beginning on June 1, 2014, three
continuous months of experience in a nonseparate location shall no longer be
required for a physician assistant to practice at a separate location.
(4)Except as provided by KRS 311.862, a physician assistant may perform services in
a location separate from the supervising physician if the supervising physician is
continuously available via telecommunication and the following are met:
(a)The requirements of subsection
(2)of this section have been met; or
(b)A waiver has been granted by the board.