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The practice of nursing includes the delegation of specific nursing activities and tasks to be provided by unlicensed assistive personnel, and unlicensed assistive personnel means individuals trained to function in a supportive role, regardless of job title, to whom a specific nursing activity or task may be delegated; the paragraph may not be construed to require a nurse to delegate, or to permit a person to coerce a nurse into delegating, against the nurse's professional judgment.

32 M.R.S. §2102(2)(H), (11) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

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Every other rule we have verified under physician supervision & delegation, each linked to its primary source.

  • The practice of aesthetics under this subsection does not include the diagnosis, treatment or therapy of any dermatological condition.

    32 M.R.S. §14202(7) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • This chapter may not be construed as prohibiting a physician or surgeon from delegating to the physician’s or surgeon’s employees or support staff certain activities relating to medical care and treatment carried out by custom and usage when the activities are under the control of the physician or surgeon; the activities being delegated do not, unless otherwise provided by law, require a license, registration or certification to perform; the physician or surgeon ensures that the employees or support staff have the appropriate training, education and experience to perform these delegated activities; and the physician or surgeon ensures that the employees or support staff perform these delegated activities competently and safely.

    32 M.R.S. §3270-A · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • The physician delegating these activities to employees or support staff, to program graduates or to participants in an approved training program is legally liable for the activities of those individuals, and any individual in this relationship is considered the physician’s agent.

    32 M.R.S. §3270-A · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • This section may not be construed to apply to registered nurses acting pursuant to chapter 31 and licensed physician associates acting pursuant to this chapter and chapter 36.

    32 M.R.S. §3270-A · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • A physician associate with less than 4,000 hours of clinical practice documented to the board shall work in accordance with a collaborative agreement with an active physician that describes the physician associate’s scope of practice, except that a physician associate working in a physician group practice setting or a health care facility setting under a system of credentialing and granting of privileges and scope of practice agreement may use that system in lieu of a collaborative agreement.

    32 M.R.S. §3270-G(5) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • The collaborative agreement, or, if appropriate, the scope of practice agreement, must be submitted to the board for approval and the agreement must be kept on file at the main location of the place of practice and be made available to the board or the board’s representative upon request. Upon submission to the board of documentation of 4,000 hours of clinical practice, a physician associate is no longer subject to the requirements of this subsection.

    32 M.R.S. §3270-G(5) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • A physician associate who has more than 4,000 hours of clinical practice may be the principal clinical provider in a practice that does not include a physician partner as long as the physician associate has a practice agreement with an active physician, and other health care professionals as necessary, that describes the physician associate’s scope of practice.

    32 M.R.S. §3270-G(6) · verified Sep 3, 2026

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