Section 844IAC5-6-10. Physician assistants and advanced practice nurses

   (a) IC 25-27.5-5 addresses the scope of practice of physician assistants in their dependent practice under supervising physicians including limiting the duties and responsibilities of physician assistants to those that are delegated by the supervising physician and that are within the supervising physician's scope of practice. IC 25-27.5-6 addresses supervisory responsibilities of the supervising physician, or when applicable, a physician designee. The prescribing of opioids for chronic pain management as regulated by this rule falls within the requirements on supervising physicians, or when applicable, on physician designees, under IC 25-27.5-5 and IC 25-27.5-6 including appropriate delegating of duties and responsibilities to physician assistants and appropriate supervision of physician assistants.

  (b) IC 25-23-1-19.4 through IC 25-23-1-19.8 and 848 IAC 5 address the practice of advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority in collaboration with a physician. The prescribing of opioids for chronic pain management as regulated by this rule falls within the requirements on collaborating physicians regarding the prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses under IC 25-23-1-19.4 though IC 25-23-1-19.8 and 848 IAC 5. (Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 5-6-10; filed Oct 7, 2014, 12:27 p.m.: 20141105-IR-844140289FRA, eff Nov 1, 2014 [IC 4-22-2-36 suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for 30 days after filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #14-289 was filed Oct 7, 2014.])