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 physician 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 assistant 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.