Cosignature Requirements Determined at the Practice Level No i

No: "Countersignature by supervising physician must be pursuant to established policy and/or applicable legal regulations and accreditation standards. For inpatients and nursing home patients, a physician assistant may enter a verbal order from the supervising physician for controlled substances or other medications which the assistant is not authorized to prescribe, provided that the order is co-signed by the supervising physician in accordance with established guidelines and institutional policies."