Section 383-16-2 - PRESCRIBING AND TREATMENT FOR SELF AND FAMILY MEMBERSPhysicians may treat themselves or immediate family members, under the following circumstances:
A. Physicians may treat themselves or immediate family members in emergency situations when there are no other qualified physicians that are reasonably available to address the emergency.B. Physicians may treat themselves and immediate family members for acute problems.C. Physicians may treat their own chronic problems or those of immediate family members for a period no longer than two months when in an isolated setting or when regular care is not otherwise reasonably available and the delay involved in obtaining treatment from a routine or alternate source of medical care may result in an emergency or acute exacerbation of the chronic problem.D. Physicians may also treat themselves and family members for seasonal problems.E. Following the provision of care under A., B., C., the physician must promptly seek treatment from another physician or promptly refer the immediate family member to another qualified physician for follow-up.F. Under the circumstances described in A., B. & C., the physician is held to the same standard of care applicable to physicians providing treatment for patients who are not immediate family members, and the physician must only treat within the physician's expertise and training.02-383 C.M.R. ch. 16, § 2