A. A physician assistant may perform the acts and duties that are within the physician assistant's scope of practice in collaboration with a licensed physician, if the physician assistant has: (1) completed three years of clinical practice as a physician assistant with the supervision of a licensed physician; and (2) complied with rules adopted by the board establishing qualifications for when a physician assistant may engage in the practice of medicine in collaboration with a licensed physician. B. A physician assistant practicing in collaboration with a licensed physician shall, at a minimum, maintain a policy of malpractice liability insurance that will qualify the physician assistant under the provisions of the Medical Malpractice Act [Chapter 41, Article 5 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2017, ch. 103, § 6; 1978 Comp., § 61-6-7.4, recompiled as § 61-6C-6 by Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 105. Recompilations. — Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 105 recompiled former 61-6-7.4 NMSA 1978 as 61-6C-6 NMSA 1978, effective May 18, 2022.
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