1. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and ss. PA 3.02, 3.03, and 3.04, a physician assistant shall maintain and practice in accordance with a written collaborative agreement with a physician as specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a), Stats.

2. (2)

   1. (a) A physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a), Stats., if the physician assistant’s practice is pursuant to an employment arrangement specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a) 1. a., Stats.
   2. (b) The requirement specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a) 1. a., Stats., is met if the physician assistant or his or her employer maintains and can provide to the board upon request a position description, policy document, organizational chart, or other document from the employer indicating that an administrator for the employing organization who is a physician has managerial responsibility for overseeing the overall direction, management, and clinical care delivered in the organization or clinical department in which the physician assistant is a clinical employee. Such document is not the exclusive means for a physician assistant to comply with s. 448.975 (2) (a) 1. a., Stats.
3. (3) As provided by s. 448.975 (2) (a) 2. Stats., subs. (1) and (2) do not require the physical presence of a physician at the time and place a physician assistant renders a service.

History

History: EmR2206: cr., eff. 4-1-22; CR 22-064: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction in (1), (2) (b), (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811.