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What MAs Can and Cannot Do!
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What Medical Assistants Can and Cannot Do!
Do not guess!!! Every medical office should have an organized plan that outlines the duties of every staff member in the medical office, which should also address patient assessment and triage procedures, and emergency situations.
Delegation of Procedures
Regulations differ from state to state. If unsure, medical assistants can contact the national medical assistant certification bodies, or your state's Board of Medical Examiners, sometimes called Board of Licensure in Medicine, who should be able to help (*since medical assistants work under the direct supervision of a physician). The rule of thumb is: medical assistants may only do tasks that a medical doctor, or other licensed healthcare practitioner has ordered and delegated to them.
 "CAN I DO THAT" CHECK LIST!If you are unsure what medical assistants can do, then first go through this check list:
When in doubt, ask yourself...
 Was the skill or task taught in your basic medical assisting program? —OR— If it was not included in your basic medical assistant education, have you since completed a comprehensive training program, which included this particular skill or clinical experience? Or has your supervising physician/licensed healthcare practitioner in charge thoroughly trained you in a particular skill? Has this task become so routine in the medical assistant literature and in the medical assistant practice (e.g. venipuncture, injections, ear lavage, wound debridement, screening patient test results) that it can be reasonably and prudently assumed to be within your scope? Is the skill/task in your hiring agency policy and procedure manual? Does carrying out the task fall within the "reasonable and prudent" standard for medical assisting?If you answered
 to all the above questions: the task is likely to be within your scope of practice. However, it is highly recommended to check with all available resources to verify this! See: What Medical Assistants CAN do.If you answered
 to any of the questions above: then the task is very likely not within your scope of practice. Since the task may not be within your scope of practice do not do it. See: What Medical Assistants CANNOT do.Also:
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