Delegación de tareas por profesionales de la salud en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Un médico puede pedirle a otra persona que lo ayude con ciertas tareas, siempre y cuando esa persona esté capacitada y el médico esté supervisando. Pero si se trata de algo muy complicado, solo puede hacerlo alguien que tenga una licencia adecuada.

Es como cuando un maestro deja que un alumno ayude a explicar un tema a sus compañeros, pero solo si el maestro está presente para asegurarse de que todo esté correcto.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que el Dr. Pérez, un médico en Míchigan, tiene un estudiante de medicina llamado Juan. El Dr. Pérez está supervisando a Juan mientras este le ayuda a tomar notas y revisar historial médico, pero el Dr. Pérez se asegura de que Juan no realice procedimientos médicos complejos sin su presencia.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 333.16215 - Delegation of acts, tasks, or functions to licensed or unlicensed individual; supervision; rules; immunity; third party reimbursement or worker's compensation benefits Sec. 16215. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), a licensee who holds a license other than a health profession subfield license may delegate to a licensed or unlicensed individual who is otherwise qualified by education, training, or experience the performance of selected acts, tasks, or functions where the acts, tasks, or functions fall within the scope of practice of the licensee's profession and will be performed under the licensee's supervision. A licensee shall not delegate an act, task, or function under this section if the act, task, or function, under standards of acceptable and prevailing practice, requires the level of education, skill, and judgment required of the licensee under this article. (2) Subject to subsection (1) and except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections (3) and (4), a licensee who is an allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon shall delegate an act, task, or function that involves the performance of a procedure that requires the use of surgical instrumentation only to an individual who is licensed under this article. A licensee who is an allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon may delegate an act, task, or function described in this subsection to an individual who is not licensed under this article if the unlicensed individual is 1 or more of the following and if the procedure is directly supervised by a licensed allopathic physician or osteopathic physician and surgeon who is physically present during the performance of the procedure: (a) A student enrolled in a school of medicine or osteopathic medicine