Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants [18 VAC 85 ‑ 50]
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6/17/23  1:45 pm
Commenter: Ashley Greer, PA-C

I agree
 

I support the petition to remove the physician's name from prescriptions written by a PA. In most settings the collaborating physician in a group setting changes from day to day and an a physician's name on the prescription is meaningless as that provider was probably not involved in the patient's care.

The current requirement does nothing to promote patient safety and removing it is a sensible advancement for medicine. 

Thank you 

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