(3) A licensee providing a telehealth service may prescribe a drug if the licensee is a
prescriber acting within the scope of the licensee’s practice and in compliance with
section 16285 of the code, MCL 333.16285, and if the licensee does both of the
following:
(a) If medically necessary, refers the patient to a provider who is geographically
accessible to the patient.
(b) Makes the licensee available to provide follow-up care services to the patient, or to
refer the patient to another provider, for follow-up care.
(4) A licensee providing a telehealth service shall do both of the following:
(a) Act within the scope of the licensee’s practice.
(b) Exercise the same standard of care applicable to a traditional, in-person health care
service.
History: ; 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 22, 2023.
R 338.2409 Prescribing of drugs by physician’s assistants; procedures and
protocols.
Rule 109. (1) Under sections 17048(2) and 17076(2) of the code, MCL 333.17048 and
333.17076, and under the terms of a practice agreement, a physician’s assistant may
prescribe a drug, including a controlled substance that is included in schedules 2 to 5 of
part 72 of the code, MCL 333.7201 to 333.7231, subject to both of the following
requirements:
(a) If a physician's assistant prescribes a drug, the physician's assistant's name must be
used, recorded, or otherwise indicated in connection with that prescription.
(b) If a physician's assistant prescribes a drug that is included in schedules 2 to 5, the
physician's assistant's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration number must be
used, recorded, or otherwise indicated in connection with that prescription.
(2) Under sections 17048(2) and 17076(3) of the code, MCL 333.17048 and 333.17076,
and under the terms of a practice agreement, a physician's assistant may order, receive,
and dispense complimentary starter dose drugs, including controlled substances that are
included in schedules 2 to 5 of part 72 of the code, MCL 333.7201 to 333.7231, subject
to both of the following requirements:
(a) If a physician's assistant orders, receives, or dispenses a complimentary starter
dose drug, the physician's assistant's name must be used, recorded, or otherwise indicated
in connection with that order, receipt, or dispensing.
(b) If a physician's assistant orders, receives, or dispenses a complimentary starter
dose drug that is included in schedules 2 to 5, the physician's assistant's DEA registration
number must be used, recorded, or otherwise indicated in connection with that order,
receipt, or dispensing.
History: 2016 AACS; 2021 AACS.
R 338.2411 Delegation of prescribing controlled substances to an advanced practice
registered nurse; limitation.
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