Missouri academy of physician assistants
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Can you provide me with information regarding the level of supervision required in Missouri for a PA?
In terms of supervision, MO state law states that the supervising physician, (SP), must be on sight 4 hours for every 14 days that a PA provides clinical services. Please pay close attention to the wording of "14 days that a PA provides clinical services". This is important because if for example, a PA works Mon-Fri, that would mean the physician must be on sight minimally once, for 4 hours, about every 3 "work" weeks. This is of course after the PA has completed 100 hours on sight with the SP.
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Is it necessary that the physician review every chart of patients seen by the Physician Assistant or is there a minimum?
In terms of chart signing. We have no co-signature requirements in statute. It states that the SP shall "review" a minimum of 10 percent of the PA charts in a 2 week period. So as long as you have a system in place that you could explain as to how and when the SP reviews charts routinely, that is sufficient. But specific co-signature is not required.
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