KRS 311.856: Duties of supervising physician.

A supervising physician shall:

(1) Restrict the services of a physician assistant to services within the physician

assistant's scope of practice and to the provisions of KRS 311.840 to 311.862;

(2) Prohibit a physician assistant from dispensing controlled substances;

(3) Prohibit a physicia n assistant from prescribing or administering controlled

substances, except as provided in KRS 311.858(4);

(4) Require a physician assistant to wear identification that clearly states that he or she

is a physician assistant;

(5) Prohibit a physician assist ant from independently billing any patient or other payor

for services rendered by the physician assistant;

(6) If necessary, participate with the governing body of any hospital or other licensed

health care facility in a credentialing process established by the facility;

(7) Not require a physician assistant to perform services or other acts that the physician

assistant feels incapable of carrying out safely and properly;

(8) Maintain supervision as outlined in the supervision agreement requirement

described in KRS 311.854 to ensure that the physician assistant is performing as

directed and complying with the agreement; and

(9) Notify the board within three (3) business days if the supervising physician:

(a) Ceases to supervise or employ the physician assistant; or

(b) Believes in good faith that a physician assistant violated any disciplinary rule

of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 or related administrative regulations.