Illinois Code § 6
Illinois Code § 6. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 6.
Physician assistant title. (a) No physician assistant shall use the title of doctor, physician, or associate with his or her name or any other term that would indicate to other persons that he or she is qualified to engage in the general practice of medicine. (b) A physician assistant shall verbally identify himself or herself as a physician assistant, including specialty certification, to each patient. (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve a physician assistant of the professional or legal responsibility for the care and treatment of persons attended by him or her. (d) The collaborating physician shall file with the Department notice of employment, discharge, or collaboration with a physician assistant within 60 days of employment, discharge, or assumption of collaboration with a physician assistant. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a physician assistant from beginning his or her employment before the notice of employment or collaboration has been filed. (Source: P.A. 102-735, eff. 1-1-23.)
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 6
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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