State of Maine

Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine


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Medical Board Rules

8. PHYSICIAN EXTENDER STUDENTS

A supervising physician may supervise physician extender students only in. conformity with these rules and only for the purpose of helping the student fulfill the requirements of the physician extender student's educational program.

A. NOTICE TO BOARD

Prior to supervising a physician extender student, the supervising physician shall ensure that the Board has been notified in writing of the physician extender student's identity, educational background, address and telephone, and of the address and telephone of the physician extender student's educational program. Physician extender training programs may, instead of the above individual requirements, submit a list of students and their clinical practice locations, including the dates of these student rotations.

B. NOTICE RENEWAL

A supervising physician is permitted to supervise a physician extender student for no longer than one year from the date of this notice, unless the notice is renewed and the circumstances are reviewed by the Board.

C. PERMITTED SUPERVISION OF PHYSICIAN EXTENDER STUDENTS

Supervision of physician extender students shall be consistent with the following:

1. The teaching supervising physician shall have an active license;

2. A supervising physician may supervise only such medical services as may be performed by a physician extender pursuant to the laws of the state and to the Board's rules and which are performed pursuant to a plan of training developed in conjunction with the physician extender student's teaching supervising physician and/or physician extender;

3. Supervision of physician extender students shall be consistent with this chapter and Chapter 2 of the Board's rules.

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