.12  Responsibility of the Physician Assistant.

A. A physician assistant shall:

(1) Notify the Board in a manner approved by the Board of an executed collaboration agreement developed by the listed patient care team physician or physicians and the physician assistant;

(2)  Collaborate with a patient care team physician for medical acts that:

(a) Are customary to the practice of a listed patient care team physician; and

(b) Are suitable to be performed by the physician assistant, taking into account the physician assistant’s:

(i) Education;

(ii) Training; and

(iii) Experience;

(3) Obtain approval for any advanced duties; and;

(4) Update the practitioner profile to report the termination of a collaboration agreement for any reason to the Board within 5 days, providing the following information:

(a) Name and license number of the patient care team physician and physician assistant; and

(b) Reason for termination, including a description of conduct or incident that resulted in the termination.

B. Sudden Departure of the Patient Care Team Physician.

(1) In the event of the sudden departure, incapacity, or death of a patient care team physician, or in a change in licensure status that results in a patient care team physician being unable to practice medicine in the State, the collaboration agreement will remain active and valid under the supervision of any remaining listed patient care team physicians.

(2) If no remaining patient care team physicians are listed on the collaboration agreement, the physician assistant may not practice until the physician assistant has executed a new collaboration agreement and provided notification to the Board.