Must someone be on site while a patient is treated in Oklahoma?
Oversight · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
No — for a physician assistant, the supervising physician need not be physically present or consulted before each delegated service, so long as the two can easily reach each other by telecommunication for consultation, emergencies, or referral.
The supervising physician need not be physically present nor be specifically consulted before each delegated patient care service is performed by a physician assistant, so long as the supervising physician and physician assistant are or can be easily in contact with one another by means of telecommunication; and in all patient care settings the supervising physician shall provide appropriate methods of supervising the health care services provided by the physician assistant.
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 519.6(B) (Supervision — physical presence not required) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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In all patient care settings, the supervising physician shall provide appropriate methods of supervising the health care services provided by the physician assistant including:
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 519.6 (Supervision in all patient care settings) · verified Sep 5, 2026
being responsible for the formulation or approval of all orders and protocols, whether standing orders, direct orders or any other orders or protocols, which direct the delivery of health care services provided by a physician assistant, and periodically reviewing such orders and protocols
Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 519.6(a) (Responsibility for all orders and protocols) · verified Sep 5, 2026
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