Michigan Laws 333.17049 – Practice agreement; designation of physician; countersigning order or signing official form not required
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.17049
- Physician: means an individual who is licensed or authorized under this article to engage in the practice of medicine. See Michigan Laws 333.17001
- Practice agreement: means an agreement described in section 17047. See Michigan Laws 333.17001
(1) A group of physicians practicing other than as sole practitioners may designate 1 or more physicians in the group to enter into a practice agreement under section 17047.
(2) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician is not required to countersign orders written in a patient’s clinical record by a physician’s assistant with whom the physician has a practice agreement. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a physician is not required to sign an official form that lists the physician’s signature as the required signatory if that official form is signed by a physician’s assistant with whom the physician has a practice agreement.