Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1739
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1739
- Participating physician: means a physician practicing as a sole practitioner, a physician designated by a group of physicians to represent their physician group, or a physician designated by a health care facility to represent that facility, who enters into a practice agreement with a physician assistant in accordance with this chapter. See
- Physician: means an individual licensed to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 23 or 33 of this title. See
- Practice agreement: means an agreement that meets the requirements of section 1735a of this chapter. See
§ 1739. Legal liability
Physician assistants are responsible for their own medical decision making. A participating physician in a practice agreement with a physician assistant shall not, by the existence of the practice agreement alone, be legally liable for the actions or inactions of the physician assistant; provided, however, that this does not otherwise limit the liability of the participating physician. (Added 1981, No. 100, § 9; amended 1985, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. June 30, 1986; 2011, No. 61, § 4, eff. June 2, 2011; 2019, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)