Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians Supervising PAs - Ontario ...

and maintaining the unique working relationship between the physician andthe PA.In most work settings, one physician will be the Primary Supervising Physician(PSP) for each PA. The PSP will typically have clinical responsibilities thatinclude orienting the PA, establishing the PA’s competency and the role in thatpractice setting, developing the PA practice agreement and overseeingsupervision of the PA by other physicians as appropriate. The PSP will alsotypically have administrative responsibilities, which will include overseeing PAscheduling to ensure adequate supervision and participating in the PA’sperformance evaluation.Each PA may be supervised by multiple physicians in their clinical setting.Physician supervisors will liaise with the PSP regarding the clinical work of thePA, to ensure that they are aware of the practice agreement established in thatclinical setting. Each physician is responsible for the clinical work they personallyassign to the PA.Physicians who submit claims to OHIP may submit a claim for the clinical workthey personally perform. If the PA provides the clinical activity without the activeparticipation of the supervising physician, then a fee is not payable by OHIP tothe supervising physician. If the physician renders a service personally to thepatient, the physician is entitled to be paid for the service actually rendered bythe physician, which may or may not be the service rendered by the PA.Updated July 2011 3