sec.66Physician assistant authorised under practice plan— Act , s 41

### sec.66 Physician assistant authorised under practice plan— Act , s 41 For section 41 (1) of the Act , a physician assistant is authorised to request a diagnostic procedure stated in schedule 6 , part 1 , column 1 if— the practice plan for the physician assistant states that the physician assistant may request the diagnostic procedure; and the physician assistant requests the diagnostic procedure under the supervision of the physician assistant’s supervising medical officer; and the supervising medical officer is authorised under section 65 to request the diagnostic procedure. In this section— physician assistant means a person— appointed by the chief executive, and employed by the department, as a physician assistant; or appointed by a Hospital and Health Service, and employed by the Service, as a physician assistant. practice plan , for a physician assistant, means a document that— is developed and signed by the physician assistant and the physician assistant’s supervising medical officer; and states the circumstances and conditions for a physician assistant to request a specified diagnostic procedure; and is in a form approved by the chief executive. supervising medical officer , for a physician assistant, means a person who— is a medical practitioner; and supervises the work performed by the physician assistant in the physician assistant’s employment with the department or a Hospital and Health Service. s 66 amd 2024 SL No. 92 s 16 (sec.66-ssec.1) For section 41 (1) of the Act , a physician assistant is authorised to request a diagnostic procedure stated in schedule 6 , part 1 , column 1 if— the practice plan for the physician assistant states that the physician assistant may request the diagnostic procedure; and the physician assistant requests the diagnostic procedure under the supervision of the physician assistant’s supervising medical officer; and the supervising medical officer is authorised under section 65 to request the diagnostic procedure. (sec.66-ssec.2) In this section— physician assistant means a person— appointed by the chief executive, and employed by the department, as a physician assistant; or appointed by a Hospital and Health Service, and employed by the Service, as a physician assistant. practice plan , for a physician assistant, means a document that— is developed and signed by the physician assistant and the physician assistant’s supervising medical officer; and states the circumstances and conditions for a physician assistant to request a specified diagnostic procedure; and is in a form approved by the chief executive. supervising medical officer , for a physician assistant, means a person who— is a medical practitioner; and supervises the work performed by the physician assistant in the physician assistant’s employment with the department or a Hospital and Health Service. - (a) the practice plan for the physician assistant states that the physician assistant may request the diagnostic procedure; and - (b) the physician assistant requests the diagnostic procedure under the supervision of the physician assistant’s supervising medical officer; and - (c) the supervising medical officer is authorised under section 65 to request the diagnostic procedure. - (a) appointed by the chief executive, and employed by the department, as a physician assistant; or - (b) appointed by a Hospital and Health Service, and employed by the Service, as a physician assistant. - (a) is developed and signed by the physician assistant and the physician assistant’s supervising medical officer; and - (b) states the circumstances and conditions for a physician assistant to request a specified diagnostic procedure; and - (c) is in a form approved by the chief executive. - (a) is a medical practitioner; and - (b) supervises the work performed by the physician assistant in the physician assistant’s employment with the department or a Hospital and Health Service.