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e) As long as the act is performed under the personal and responsible direction and
supervision of a physician
f) Applies to non-physician health care providers who are not otherwise licensed,
registered (36, 38, or 43 of title 12, C.R.S.), certified, or legally authorized to
perform medical services
13) Colorado
a) 12-36-127. Liability of persons other than licensee
i) Misdemeanor to practice medicine without a license
14) Supervision and Control in Utah: must be in voice range
a) § 58-67-102 Utah Medical Practice Act
15) Supervision and Control in Arizona means in the Same room
a) A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 13 R4-16-402 et seq. Medical Assistant Training
Requirements
16) Arizona limits what the non-licensed personnel can do
a) § 32-1456. Medical assistants; use of title; violation; classification
b) A.
A medical assistant may perform the following medical procedures under
the direct supervision of a doctor of medicine, physician assistant or nurse
practitioner:
i) 1. Take body fluid specimens.
ii) 2. Administer injections.
17) California
a) Cal Bus & Prof Code § 2069 (2005). Status of medical assistants; Definitions;
Authorized functions
b) (1) "Medical assistant" means a person who may be unlicensed, who performs
basic administrative, clerical, and technical supportive services in compliance
with this section and Section 2070 for a licensed physician and surgeon or a
licensed podiatrist, or group thereof, for a medical or podiatry corporation, for a
physician assistant, a nurse practitioner, or a nurse-midwife as provided in
subdivision (a), or for a health care service plan, who is at least 18 years of age,
and who has had at least the minimum amount of hours of appropriate training
pursuant to standards established by the Division of Licensing. The medical
assistant shall be issued a certificate by the training institution or instructor
indicating satisfactory completion of the required training. A copy of the certificate
shall be retained as a record by each employer of the medical assistant.
c) Cal Bus & Prof Code § 2070 (2005) Training of medical assistants
