Prescriptive authority

27 V.I.C. § 50i — under Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery.

27 V.I.C. § 50i

(a) A physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs and medical devices to the extent delegated by the supervising physician. These drugs include non-narcotic drugs and Schedule II through V narcotic drugs in any outpatient or inpatient selling.

(b) Deleted.

(c) All dispensing activities of physician assistants must:(1) Comply with appropriate federal and territorial regulations; and(2) Occur when pharmacy services are not reasonably available, when it is in the best interest of the patient, or when it is an emergency.

(1) Comply with appropriate federal and territorial regulations; and

(2) Occur when pharmacy services are not reasonably available, when it is in the best interest of the patient, or when it is an emergency.

(d) Physician assistants may request, receive, and sign for professional samples and may distribute professional samples to patients.

(e) Physician assistants authorized to prescribe controlled substances must register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.