1. (a) The Board will register a primary supervising physician applicant who:

   1. (1) Possesses a current license without restriction to practice medicine and surgery in this Commonwealth.
   2. (2) Has filed a completed registration form accompanied by the written agreement (see § 18.142 (relating to written agreements)) and the required fee under § 16.13 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees). The registration requires detailed information regarding the physician’s professional background and specialties, medical education, internship, residency, continuing education, membership in American Boards of medical specialty, hospital or staff privileges and other information the Board may require.
   3. (3) Includes with the registration, the name and license number of at least one other physician who is serving as a substitute supervising physician of the designated physician assistant. The physician assistant shall refrain from practicing when the primary supervising physician is permanently unable to supervise unless at least one substitute supervising physician is named in the written agreement on file with the Board.
2. (b) {Reserved}.
3. (c) The Board will keep a current list of registered primary supervising physicians. The list will include the primary supervising physician’s name, the address on file with the Board, the date the written agreement was filed with the Board, the names of current physician assistants under the primary supervising physician’s supervision and at least one physician willing to provide substitute supervision in accordance with § 18.154 (relating to substitute supervising physician).

Authority

The provisions of this § 18.143 amended under sections 8, 13 and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. § § 422.8, 422.13 and 422.36); and sections 502 and 503 of the Vital Statistics Law of 1953 (35 P.S. § § 450.502 and 450.503).

Source

The provisions of this § 18.143 amended August 13, 1993, effective August 14, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780; amended November 17, 2006, effective November 18, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7009; amended July 3, 2025, effective July 5, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 4534. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (421176) and (409195).