844 IAC 2.2-3-10 Scope of practice in prescribing opioids

Sec. 10. IC 25-27.5-5 addresses the scope of practice of physician assistants in their dependent practice under collaborating physicians, including limiting the duties and responsibilities of physician assistants to those that are delegated by the collaborating physician and are within the collaborating physician's scope of practice. IC 25-27.5-6 addresses supervisory responsibilities of the collaborating physician, or when applicable, a physician designee. Prescribing opioids for chronic pain management as regulated by this rule falls within the requirements on collaborating physicians, or when applicable, on physician designees, under IC 25-27.5-5 and IC 25-27.5-6, including appropriate delegating of duties and responsibilities to physician assistants and appropriate supervision of physician assistants.