Statement from Legal Counsel Balasa: This is no longer policy of the New Hampshire Board of Medicine. However, because no other position statement of the NH Board of Medicine has been issued, this document provides some guidance on what physicians are permitted to delegate to unlicensed professionals such as medical assistants.

New Jersey
New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners: 13:35-6.4
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in New Jersey

New Mexico
61-6-17. Exceptions to act

New York
Practice Information: Utilization of Medical Assistants

North Carolina
Delegable Duties: Letter Regarding Section 90-18(c)(13) of the North Carolina Statutes
Office Practice Setting: UAP Delegation
North Carolina Medical Board: Delegating Medical Tasks to Unlicensed Personnel
North Carolina Medical Board: Delegation Appropriateness Table

North Dakota
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in North Dakota
Initial Medication Assistant III Application
North Dakota Administrative Code 54-07-15: Medication Administration by a Medical Assistant III

Ohio
Ohio Administrative Code: 4731.053 Administrative Rules for Physician's Delegation of Medical Task
Ohio Administrative Code: 4731-23: Delegation of Medical Tasks
Ohio Administrative Code 4723-13-05: Criteria and standards for a licensed nurse delegating to an unlicensed person
Ohio Administrative Code 4723.48 Delegation of authority to administer certain drugs
Ohio Administrative Code 4723.489 Delegated authority to administer drugs
State Medical Board of Ohio: Letter Regarding Physician Delegation of IV Catheter
Ohio Administrative Code 4730.203 Delegation of administration of drug
Ohio Administrative Code 4730-1-08 Physician assistant delegation of medical tasks and administration of drugs

Oklahama
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Oklahoma

Oregon
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Oregon
Oregon Medical Board Statements of Philosophy: Use of Unlicensed Healthcare Personnel

Pennsylvania
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Pennsylvania
Subchapter G. Medical Doctor Delegation of Medical Services

Rhode Island
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Rhode Island
Guidelines Regarding Scope of Practice, Supervision, and Minimum Expectations of Conduct of Medical Assistants

South Carolina
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in South Carolina
South Carolina Medical Practice Act: Delegation to Unlicensed Professionals
The Supervision of Unlicensed Personnel and the Corporate Practice of Medicine

South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Nursing: Chapter 36-9B: Medical Assistants
Administrative Rules of South Dakota: 20:84 Medical Assistants

Tennessee
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Policy Statement: Delegation of Medical Services

Texas
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Texas
169.3. Administration of Drugs
Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Chapter 157: Authority of Physician to Delegate Certain Medical Acts

Utah
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Utah
Utah Medical Practice Act, Part 1: General Provisions
General Rule of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

Vermont
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Vermont

Virginia
Virginia Board of Medicine: Injections by Trained Individuals Now Allowed
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Virginia
Code of Virginia § 54.1-3408. Professional Use by Practitioners

Washington
Washington State Department of Health: Medical Assistant—Frequently Asked Questions

West Virginia
Delegation of Medication Administration by an Advance Practice Registered Nurse

Criteria for Determining Scope of Practice for Licensed Nurses and Guidelines for Determining Acts that May Be Delegated or Assigned by Licensed Nurses
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in West Virginia

Wisconsin
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Wisconsin

Wyoming
Letter Regarding Delegable Duties in Wyoming

Scope of Practice in Your State

AAMA Chief Executive Officer and Staff Legal Counsel Donald A. Balasa, JD, MBA, can inform you about the laws in your state governing medical assistants' scope of practice and other issues that you may be considering as you staff your office.

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