Regulation .03 Standards for the Licensed Physician Delegating to an Assistant.

A licensed physician who delegates shall:

(1)

Evaluate the risk to the patient and the outcome of the delegated acts;

(2)

Delegate only those technical acts that are customary to the practice of the licensed physician;

(3)

Delegate only those technical acts for which the assistant has been trained;

(4)

Be responsible for the acts of the assistant; and

(5)

Supervise the assistant.

The responsibility for the delegated act cannot be transferred from the delegating physician to another licensed physician without:

(1)

The expressed consent of the other physician; and

(2)

Informing the assistant.