§ 6542. Performance of medical services. 1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a physician assistant may perform medical services,
but only when under the supervision of a physician and only when such
acts and duties as are assigned to him or her are within the scope of
practice of such supervising physician.

2. Supervision shall be continuous but shall not be construed as
necessarily requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician
at the time and place where such services are performed.

3. No physician shall employ or supervise more than four physician
assistants in his or her private practice.

4. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a hospital from employing
physician assistants provided they work under the supervision of a
physician designated by the hospital and not beyond the scope of
practice of such physician. The numerical limitation of subdivision
three of this section shall not apply to services performed in a
hospital.

5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, nothing shall
prohibit a physician employed by or rendering services to the department
of corrections and community supervision under contract from supervising
no more than six physician assistants in his or her practice for the
department of corrections and community supervision.

6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a trainee in an
approved program may perform medical services when such services are
performed within the scope of such program.

7. Nothing in this article, or in article thirty-seven of the public
health law, shall be construed to authorize physician assistants to
perform those specific functions and duties specifically delegated by
law to those persons licensed as allied health professionals under the
public health law or this chapter.