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What must the supervising physician actually do in New Jersey?

Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter

The doctor must determine every component of the precise treatment for the present session — the modality, the extent of the area treated, the length of treatment and any factor peculiar to that modality’s risks, such as strict avoidance of certain parts of the body. That must be set down as a written order on the patient’s chart and be available at all times to the assistant carrying it out.

N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(e)2 · verified Aug 17, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

The rest of what New Jersey says on this

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

  • For the purposes of the office-surgery rules, surgery means a manual or operative procedure, INCLUDING THE USE OF LASERS, performed upon the body to preserve health, diagnose or treat disease, repair injury, correct deformity or defect, prolong life or relieve suffering.

    N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.3 · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • An unlicensed aide may administer exactly five physical modalities: hot packs, cold packs, paraffin baths, contrast baths and whirlpool baths. No other modality — including TENS or traction — may be delegated to an unlicensed aide, and an aide may not carry out a rehabilitative exercise program.

    N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(d) · verified Aug 17, 2026

  • The doctor must satisfy themselves as to the education, competence and comprehension of the particular assistant, who must be at least 18 years old, and must prepare and keep written documentation of the instructions given, signed by both the doctor and the aide. The aide must be identified in the patient’s chart.

    N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.14(e)3 · verified Aug 17, 2026

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