Establishment of Certain Functions and Standards

Sec. 206.254. ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND STANDARDS. A surgical assistant and the surgical assistant's delegating physician shall ensure that: (1) the surgical assistant's scope of function is identified; (2) the delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the surgical assistant's level of competence; (3) the relationship between the surgical assistant and the delegating physician and the access of the surgical assistant to the delegating physician are defined; and (4) a process is established for evaluating the surgical assistant's performance. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. SUBCHAPTER G. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS