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SVMIC Collaborating with Advanced Practice Providers

The court opinion states in part: In Tennessee, the following

requirements apply to a supervising physician who supervises an

APP with prescriptive privileges:
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 Protocols are required and:

a) shall be jointly developed and approved by the
supervising

physician and physician assistant;

b) shall outline and cover the applicable standard of care;

c) shall be reviewed and updated biennially;

d) shall be maintained at the practice site;

e) shall account for all protocol drugs by appropriate

formulary;

f) shall be specific to the population seen;

g) shall be dated and signed; and

h) shall be made available upon request for inspection by the

board
or the committee on physician assistants.

 The supervising physician shall be responsible for ensuring

compliance with the

applicable standard of care.

24 TENN . COMP . R. & REGS. 0880-2-.18(5)-(8) (2007).

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