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(a) A license issued to a physician assistant by the appropriate state licensing board shall authorize the physician assistant to perform medical acts:
(1) Pursuant to a practice notification or delegated to the physician assistant as part of an authorized practice agreement;
(2) Appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the physician assistant;
(3) Customary to the practice of the collaborating physician; and
(4) Consistent with the laws of this state and rules of the boards.
(b) This article does not authorize a physician assistant to perform any specific function or duty delegated by this code to those persons licensed as chiropractors, dentists, dental hygienists, optometrists, or pharmacists, or certified as nurse anesthetists.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations § 30-3E-12. Scope of practice - last updated January 01, 2020 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-30-professions-and-occupations/wv-code-sect-30-3e-12.html
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