Physician associates and anaesthesia associates (PAs and AAs) are clinically trained healthcare professionals, who work under supervision alongside doctors and provide medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team in community, primary or secondary care.
Can a physician or non-physician practitioner provide direct supervision?
- No, a physician or non-physician practitioner must provide direct supervision only when therapeutic services are being furnished to Medicare outpatients. The duration of many outpatient services is less than 24 hours, and, therefore, most services would not require 24 hours per day, 7 days per week direct supervision.
What are the different types of supervision?
- supervision - general, direct, and personal. General supervision means that the procedure is furnished under the physician’s overall direction and control, but the physician’s presence is not required during the performance of the procedure.
What are the supervision requirements for direct supervision?
- A: To meet direct supervision requirements, the supervising physician must be present on the same hospital campus (including a physician’s office or an on-campus SNF, RHC, or other nonhospital space) and immediately available to furnish assistance and direction throughout the performance of the procedure.
What does general supervision mean in dentistry?
- General supervision means the procedure is furnished under the physician's overall direction and control, but the physician's presence is not required during the performance of the procedure.
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