§ 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 such physician assistant 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 six physician
assistants in such physician's private practice at one time.

4. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a hospital from employing
physician assistants, provided that 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 eight physician assistants in such physician's practice for
the department of corrections and community supervision at one time.

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. A physician assistant may prescribe and order a non-patient
specific regimen to a registered professional nurse, pursuant to
regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with the
public health law, for:

(a) administering immunizations.

(b) the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis.

(c) administering purified protein derived (PPD) tests or other tests
to detect or screen for tuberculosis infections.

(d) administering tests to determine the presence of the human
immunodeficiency virus.

(e) administering tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C
virus.

(f) the urgent or emergency treatment of opioid related overdose or
suspected opioid related overdose.

(g) screening of persons at increased risk of syphilis, gonorrhea, and
chlamydia.

(h) administering electrocardiogram tests to detect signs and symptoms
of acute coronary syndrome.

(i) administering point-of-care blood glucose tests to evaluate acute
mental status changes in persons with suspected hypoglycemia.

(j) administering tests and intravenous lines to persons that meet
severe sepsis and septic shock criteria.

(k) administering tests to determine pregnancy.

* (l) administering tests to determine the presence of COVID-19 or its
antibodies or influenza virus.

* NB Repealed July 1, 2026

8. 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.