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2018 Georgia Code 43-34-109 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 34. Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice, 43-34-1 through 43-34-290.

ARTICLE 4 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

43-34-109. Involvement of supervising physician in patient's care.

When a patient receives medical services from a physician assistant, the supervising physician's involvement in the patient's care, including patient evaluation and follow-up care by the supervising physician, shall be appropriate to the nature of the practice and the acuity of the patient's medical issue, as determined by the supervising physician.

(Code 1981, §43-34-109, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509; Ga. L. 2011, p. 441, § 4/HB 303.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 43-34-109

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Carole Maso v. Brian Zeh, 317 Ga. 769 (Ga. 2023).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 7, 2023

...34-105 (“[A] physician assistant, under the direction of the applying physician, may perform the tasks described in the job description” and additional tasks “performed under the direct supervision and in the presence of the physician utilizing him or her.”); 43-34-109 (“When a patient receives medical services from a physician assis- tant, the supervising physician’s involvement in the patient’s care . ....

Carole Maso v. Brian Zeh (Ga. 2023).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 7, 2023

...§ 43-34-105 (“[A] physician assistant, under the direction of the applying physician, may perform the tasks described in the job de- scription” and additional tasks “performed under the direct supervi- sion and in the presence of the physician utilizing him or her”); id. § 43-34-109 (“When a patient receives medical services from a phy- sician assistant, the supervising physician’s involvement in the pa- tient’s care…shall be appropriate to the nature of the practice and the acuity of the patient’s medical issue, as determined by the su- pervising physician”)....