[NP-Clinical] CAN PA'S SUPERVISE NURSES?

[Conrad Rios]

Under CA codes and regulations for PAs 1399.541 I believe will suffice.
Under the PA Business and Professional Codes 2069 Medical Assistants are
mentioned, not LVNs as you mentioned. I presume what you mean can a PA be
in a clinic setting alone giving  orders to the LVN as part of the medical
team vs someone the LVN sees a supervisor. When you read the first sentence
of 1399.541 it mentions the "PA acts as an agent for that physician, the
orders given and tasks performed by a PA shall be considered the same as if
they had been given and performed by the supervising MD"
Hope this helps.

Conrad J. Rios, NP, PA, MSN
Faculty
UC Davis, FNP/PA Program
559-281-8211

Email: conrad.rios at ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Web: http://fnppa.ucdavis.edu


                                                                           
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I need specific legalese that states in California a PA can supervise an
LVN (LPNs in most states). I can find legitimate info stating a PA can
supervise an MA on both the California BRN site and the California PA site
but nothing specific saying they can supervise an LVN.

We may make an LVN position in the hospital based clinic I run - free
standing, no MD on site. I know that RNs (therefore NPs) can supervise LVNs
but I cannot find the documentation allowing PAs to do this.

Thanks,
Christine Smith, NP
Antioch, CA _______________________________________________
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