Indiana § 25-27.5-6-1 Continuous collaboration; review of patient encounters

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-27.5-6-1 — Continuous collaboration; review of patient encounters

Indiana § 25-27.5-6-1

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 27.5PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

Ch. 6Supervision of Physician Assistants

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 25-27.5-6-1 (2026).

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(a)Collaboration by the collaborating physician or the physician designee must be continuous but does not require the physical presence of the collaborating physician at the time and the place that the services are rendered.

(b)A collaborating physician or physician designee shall review patient encounters not later than ten (10) business days, and within a reasonable time, as established in the collaborative agreement, after the physician assistant has seen the patient, that is appropriate for the maintenance of quality medical care.

(c)The collaborating physician or physician designee shall review within a reasonable time that is not later than ten (10) business days after a patient encounter, that is appropriate for the maintenance of quality medical care, at least the following perc

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(a) Collaboration by the collaborating
physician or the physician designee must be continuous but does not
require the physical presence of the collaborating physician at the time
and the place that the services are rendered.
(b) A collaborating physician or physician designee shall review
patient encounters not later than ten (10) business days, and within a
reasonable time, as established in the collaborative agreement, after the
physician assistant has seen the patient, that is appropriate for the
maintenance of quality medical care.
(c) The collaborating physician or physician designee shall review
within a reasonable time that is not later than ten (10) business days
after a patient encounter, that is appropriate for the maintenance of
quality medical care, at least the following percentages of the patient
charts:
(1) For the first year in which a physician assistant obtains
authority to prescribe, at least ten percent (10%) of the patient's
records for any prescription prescribed or administered by the
physician assistant.
(2) For each subsequent year of practice of the physician assistant,
the percentage of charts that the collaborating physician or
physician designee determines to be reasonable for the particular
practice setting and level of experience of the physician assistant,
as stated in the collaborative agreement, that is appropriate for the
maintenance of quality medical care.
(d) Subject to subsection (c), but notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, when a physician assistant performs an annual
wellness visit, gathers patient information, or performs a health
evaluation, including diagnostic screening, during an in-home
evaluation that does not involve providing direct treatment or the
prescribing of medication, the collaborating physician or physician
designee shall review the patient encounter within fourteen (14)
business days after the action.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.227-1993, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.197-2011, SEC.123; P.L.102-2013, SEC.4; P.L.135-2015, SEC.3; P.L.247-2019, SEC.17; P.L.190-2023, SEC.10.