1. (a) A physician assistant may execute a written or oral order for a medical regimen or may relay a written or oral order for a medical regimen to be executed by a health care practitioner subject to the requirements of this section.
2. (b) {Reserved}.
3. (c) The physician assistant shall record, date and authenticate the medical regimen on the patient’s chart at the time it is executed or relayed. When working in a health care facility, a physician assistant may comply with the recordation requirement by directing the recipient of the order to record, date and authenticate that the recipient received the order, if this practice is consistent with the health care facility’s written policies. The supervising physician shall countersign the patient record as provided for in the written agreement or as required under § 18.142(a)(5)(ii) (relating to written agreements).
4. (d) A physician assistant or primary supervising physician shall provide access to the written agreement to anyone seeking to confirm the physician assistant’s authority to relay a medical regimen or administer a therapeutic or diagnostic measure.

Authority

The provisions of this § 18.153 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 § 18.153 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 (323426) to (323427).