02-383-3 Me. Code R. § 3

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 383-3-3 - PROHIBITED CONDUCT

No physician shall engage in the following:

A. No physician shall delegate to any person other than another physician or physician licensed by the Board of Licensure in Medicine the performance of duties which constitute the practice of medicine or surgery, except in full compliance with this chapter;
B. No physician shall supervise a physician extender who is not licensed to practice and who is not registered with the appropriate governmental entity;
C. No physician, shall supervise a physician extender unless:
(1) the physician has been approved by the Board to became a primary supervising, physician and has completed a statement that me physician agrees to provide supervision to a particular physician extender as required by Chapter 2, section 2 or 9 and has ensured that the statement has been provided to the Board, or
(2) the physician has ensured that the physician extender has a primary supervising physician, or is supervised by a physician licensed by the Board of Licensure in Medicine who is permitted to exercise primary supervision of physician extenders by that Board, and provides supervision only in an organized health care delivery system; or
(3) the physician extender has a primary supervising physician or is supervised by physician licensed by the Board of Licensure in Medicine who is permitted to exercise primary supervision of physician extenders by that Board, and agrees in writing to accept delegated responsibility as a secondary supervising physician from the primary supervising physician under the plan of supervision referred to in Section 5 and has ensured that the document showing acceptance of delegation has been provided to the Board.

02-383 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 3