Servicios médicos por asistentes de médicos bajo supervisión

Explicación Simple

Un asistente de médico solo puede ayudar a pacientes si un médico está supervisándolo. Esto significa que el médico tiene que decirle qué hacer y asegurarse de que todo esté bien.

Es como un jugador de fútbol que solo puede entrar al campo si su entrenador le da permiso y le indica qué jugadas hacer. Sin esa guía, no puede jugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana, una asistente de médico, va a una casa a atender a un paciente enfermo. Antes de ir, su médico le dice qué tratamientos puede hacer y qué medicamentos puede recetar, asegurándose de que todo esté bajo control.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 333.17076 - Medical care services by physician's assistant; supervision required; making calls or going on rounds; prescribing drugs; indicating name of supervising physician; ordering, receiving, and dispensing complimentary starter dose drugs Sec. 17076. (1) Except in an emergency situation, a physician's assistant shall provide medical care services only under the supervision of a physician or properly designated alternative physician, and only if those medical care services are within the scope of practice of the supervising physician and are delegated by the supervising physician. (2) A physician's assistant may make calls or go on rounds under the supervision of a physician in private homes, public institutions, emergency vehicles, ambulatory care clinics, hospitals, intermediate or extended care facilities, health maintenance organizations, nursing homes, or other health care facilities. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician's assistant may make calls or go on rounds as provided in this subsection without restrictions on the time or frequency of visits by the physician or the physician's assistant. (3) A physician's assistant may prescribe drugs as a delegated act of a supervising physician in accordance with procedures and protocol for the prescription established by rule of the appropriate board. A physician's assistant may prescribe a drug, including a controlled substance that is included in schedules 2 to 5 of part 72, as a delegated act of the supervising physician. When delegated prescription occurs, both the physician's assistant's name and the supervising physician's name shall be used, recorded, or otherwise indicated in connection with each individual prescription so that the individual who dispenses or administers the presc