The physician assistant shall provide, within the education, training, and experience of the physician assistant, medical services that are delegated by the supervising physician. The activities listed in paragraphs (1) - (10) of this section may be performed in any place authorized by a supervising physician, including, but not limited to a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, patient home, nursing home, or other institutional setting. Medical services provided by a physician assistant may include, but are not limited to:

1. (1) obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations;
2. (2) ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures;
3. (3) formulating a working diagnosis;
4. (4) developing and implementing a treatment plan;
5. (5) monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions;
6. (6) assisting at surgery;
7. (7) offering counseling and education to meet patient needs;
8. (8) requesting, receiving, and signing for the receipt of pharmaceutical sample prescription medications and distributing the samples to patients in a specific practice setting where the physician assistant is authorized to prescribe pharmaceutical medications or order a drug or device, as provided by the Medical Practice Act, Chapter 157, and its subsequent amendments, or as otherwise authorized by this Act or board rule;
9. (9) prescribing or ordering a drug or device as provided by the Medical Practice Act, Chapter 157; and
10. (10) making appropriate referrals.

Source Note:The provisions of this §185.10 adopted to be effective November 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 10027; amended to be effective June 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 4255.