Physician Assistants are health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As a part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PA’s may obtain patient histories, perform physical examinations, order and/or perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, formulate a working diagnosis, develop and implement a treatment plan, monitor the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions, assist at surgery, offer counseling and education to meet patient needs and make appropriate referrals. They may request, receive and sign for the receipt of pharmaceutical sample prescription medications and distribute the samples to patients in a specific practice setting where the PA is authorized to prescribe pharmaceutical medications and sign prescription drug orders at a site, as provided by the Medical Practice Act.
