PA 3.01(1)(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and ss. PA 3.02, 3.03, and 3.04, a physician assistant shall maintain and practice in accordance with a written collaborative agreement with a physician as specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a), Stats.

PA 3.01(2)(a)(a) A physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a), Stats., if the physician assistant’s practice is pursuant to an employment arrangement specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a) 1. a., Stats.

PA 3.01(2)(b)(b) The requirement specified in s. 448.975 (2) (a) 1. a., Stats., is met if the physician assistant or his or her employer maintains and can provide to the board upon request a position description, policy document, organizational chart, or other document from the employer indicating that an administrator for the employing organization who is a physician has managerial responsibility for overseeing the overall direction, management, and clinical care delivered in the organization or clinical department in which the physician assistant is a clinical employee. Such document is not the exclusive means for a physician assistant to comply with s. 448.975 (2) (a) 1. a., Stats.

PA 3.01(3)(3) As provided by s. 448.975 (2) (a) 2. Stats., subs. (1) and (2) do not require the physical presence of a physician at the time and place a physician assistant renders a service.

PA 3.01 HistoryHistory: EmR2206: cr., eff. 4-1-22; CR 22-064: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction in (1), (2) (b), (3) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811.

PA 3.02PA 3.02 Practice of podiatry. A physician assistant may practice with the supervision and direction of a podiatrist pursuant to ss. 448.695 (4) (b) and 448.975 (1) (b) 2., Stats.

PA 3.03(1)(a)(a) Render such emergency medical care that they are able to provide at the scene of an accident or emergency situation, not to be defined as an emergency situation that occurs in the place of one’s employment, in the absence of an employment or collaborative agreement entered into under s. PA 3.01.

PA 3.03(1)(b)(b) Render such medical care that they are able to provide during a declared state of emergency or other disaster, notwithstanding an employment or collaborative agreement entered into under s. PA 3.01.

PA 3.03(1)(c)(c) Provide volunteer medical care at camps or sporting events, notwithstanding an employment or collaborative agreement entered into under s. PA 3.01.

PA 3.03(2)(2) Pursuant to ss. 257.03 (3) and 448.975 (5) (a) b 1., Stats., a physician assistant who voluntarily and gratuitously renders emergency, disaster, or volunteer care pursuant to sub. (1) is not liable for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions which may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

PA 3.03 HistoryHistory: EmR2206: cr., eff. 4-1-22; CR 22-064: cr. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2023 No. 811.

PA 3.04PA 3.04 Practice during interruption in collaboration. If a physician assistant’s collaborating physician under s. PA 3.01 (2) is unable to collaborate as specified in that section due to an interruption in licensed practice, a leave of absence of 30 days or longer such that the physician is unreachable, change in employment, change in license or privileges, or death, then the following requirements apply: