Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1657
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 1657
- Anesthesiologist: means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under chapter 23 or 33 of this title and who either has completed a residency in anesthesiology approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Anesthesiology or their predecessors or successors or is credentialed by a hospital to practice anesthesiology and engages in the practice of anesthesiology at that hospital full time. See
- Anesthesiologist assistant: means a person certified by the State of Vermont under this chapter who is qualified by education, training, experience, and personal character to provide medical services under the direction and supervision of an anesthesiologist. See
- Board: means the State Board of Medical Practice established under chapter 23 of this title. See
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract: means a legally binding written agreement containing the terms of employment of an anesthesiologist assistant. See
- Protocol: means a detailed description of the duties and scope of practice delegated by an anesthesiologist to an anesthesiologist assistant. See
- Supervision: means the direction and review by the supervising physician, as determined to be appropriate by the Board, of the medical services provided by the anesthesiologist assistant. See
§ 1657. Supervision and scope of practice
(a) The number of anesthesiologist assistants permitted to practice under the direction and supervision of a physician shall be determined by the Board after review of the system of care delivery in which the supervising anesthesiologist and anesthesiologist assistants propose to practice. The authority of an anesthesiologist assistant to practice shall terminate immediately upon dissolution of the anesthesiologist assistant’s employment contract, and the supervising anesthesiologist shall immediately notify the Board and the Commissioner of the Department of Health of such termination. The anesthesiologist assistant’s authority to practice shall not resume until he or she provides proof of another employment contract and protocol as approved under this chapter.
(b) The anesthesiologist assistant’s scope of practice shall be limited to that delegated to the anesthesiologist assistant by the supervising anesthesiologist and for which the anesthesiologist assistant is qualified by education, training, and experience. At no time shall the practice of the anesthesiologist assistant exceed the normal scope of the supervising anesthesiologist’s practice. (Added 2003, No. 34, § 1, eff. May 23, 2003.)