SECTION 435:15-3-19. Locum tenens

  The Secretary of the Board may grant temporary approval to any physician and physician assistant for an application to practice on a short term basis as a locum tenens in any patient care setting provided the following requirements are met:

(1)   The physician assistant must possess a current license issued by the Board.

(2)   The application to practice meets all other requirements established by the Committee and Board.

(3)   The temporary approval of an application to practice as a locum tenens shall be for a period of not more than one calendar month in any one calendar year period.

(4)   The supervising physician shall provide written protocols or direct orders governing the patient care delivered by the physician assistant.

(5)   The supervising physician shall review the care given to every patient seen by the physician assistant during the locum tenens and countersign every patient chart within 24 hours of the care being rendered.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 4377, eff 7-27-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 2331, eff 5-26-94; Added at 15 Ok Reg 2022, eff 5-26-98]