New York § 6542 Performance of medical services

New York Statutes

§ 6542 — Performance of medical services

New York § 6542

Law EDNEducation

Title 8The Professions

Art. 131-BPhysician Assistants

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N.Y. Education § 6542 (2026).

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§ 6542. Performance of medical services.

1.Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, a physician assistant may perform medical services,\nbut only when under the supervision of a physician and only when such\nacts and duties as are assigned to such physician assistant are within\nthe scope of practice of such supervising physician.\n 2. Supervision shall be continuous but shall not be construed as\nnecessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician\nat the time and place where such services are performed.\n 3. No physician shall employ or supervise more than six physician\nassistants in such physician's private practice at one time.\n 4. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a hospital from employing\nphysician assistants, provided that they work under the s

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§ 6542. Performance of medical services. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, a physician assistant may perform medical services,\nbut only when under the supervision of a physician and only when such\nacts and duties as are assigned to such physician assistant are within\nthe scope of practice of such supervising physician.\n 2. Supervision shall be continuous but shall not be construed as\nnecessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician\nat the time and place where such services are performed.\n 3. No physician shall employ or supervise more than six physician\nassistants in such physician's private practice at one time.\n 4. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a hospital from employing\nphysician assistants, provided that they work under the supervision of a\nphysician designated by the hospital and not beyond the scope of\npractice of such physician. The numerical limitation of subdivision\nthree of this section shall not apply to services performed in a\nhospital.\n 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, nothing shall\nprohibit a physician employed by or rendering services to the department\nof corrections and community supervision under contract from supervising\nno more than eight physician assistants in such physician's practice for\nthe department of corrections and community supervision at one time.\n 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a trainee in an\napproved program may perform medical services when such services are\nperformed within the scope of such program.\n 7. A physician assistant may prescribe and order a non-patient\nspecific regimen to a registered professional nurse, pursuant to\nregulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with the\npublic health law, for:\n (a) administering immunizations.\n (b) the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis.\n (c) administering purified protein derived (PPD) tests or other tests\nto detect or screen for tuberculosis infections.\n (d) administering tests to determine the presence of the human\nimmunodeficiency virus.\n (e) administering tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C\nvirus.\n (f) the urgent or emergency treatment of opioid related overdose or\nsuspected opioid related overdose.\n (g) screening of persons at increased risk of syphilis, gonorrhea, and\nchlamydia.\n (h) administering electrocardiogram tests to detect signs and symptoms\nof acute coronary syndrome.\n (i) administering point-of-care blood glucose tests to evaluate acute\nmental status changes in persons with suspected hypoglycemia.\n (j) administering tests and intravenous lines to persons that meet\nsevere sepsis and septic shock criteria.\n (k) administering tests to determine pregnancy.\n * (l) administering tests to determine the presence of COVID-19 or its\nantibodies or influenza virus.\n * NB Repealed July 1, 2026\n 8. Nothing in this article, or in article thirty-seven of the public\nhealth law, shall be construed to authorize physician assistants to\nperform those specific functions and duties specifically delegated by\nlaw to those persons licensed as allied health professionals under the\npublic health law or this chapter.\n