1. (a) A physician assistant may not:

   1. (1) Provide medical services except as described in the written agreement.
   2. (2) {Reserved}.
   3. (3) {Reserved}.
   4. (4) Independently practice.
   5. (5) Independently delegate a task specifically assigned to the physician assistant by the supervising physician to another health care provider.
   6. (6) Intentionally advertise as an independent practitioner or hold oneself out as an independent practitioner.
   7. (7) Perform acupuncture except as permitted by section 13(k) of the act (63 P.S. § 422.13(k)).
   8. (8) {Reserved}.

2. (b) A supervising physician may not:

   1. (1) Permit a physician assistant to engage in conduct proscribed in subsection (a).
   2. (2) Have primary responsibility for more than six physician assistants unless the Board approves supervision of additional physician assistants.

Authority

The provisions of this § 18.152 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 § 18.152 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 (323425) to (323426).