2014 on the prescribing rights of assistant physicians of traditional Chinese medicine

Legal Analysis: No Right to Prescribe. Registered practicing assistant physicians who independently engage in general practice activities in medical institutions in townships, ethnic townships, towns, and villages may obtain the corresponding prescription rights at the registered practice location.

Prescriptions issued by ordinary medical institutions shall be valid only after being signed by a licensed physician at the place of practice or affixed with a special signature. Registered practicing assistant physicians who independently engage in general practice activities in medical institutions in townships, ethnic townships, towns, and villages may obtain the corresponding prescription rights at the registered practice location.

Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Prescriptions

Article 8 Registered medical practitioners shall obtain the corresponding prescribing authority at the place of practice. Prescriptions issued by registered licensed assistant physicians in medical establishments shall be valid only after being signed by the licensed physician at their place of practice or affixed with a special signature.

Article 9: Registered practicing assistant physicians who independently engage in general practice activities in medical institutions in townships, ethnic townships, towns, and villages may obtain the corresponding prescription rights at the registered practice location.

Licensed assistant physicians have the right to prescribe only if they work in a medical unit at the level of a township health center or village clinic.

A registered medical practitioner obtains the appropriate prescribing authority at the place of practice. Licensed assistant physicians shall, under the guidance of licensed physicians, practice in medical, preventive, and health care institutions in accordance with their practice categories. In relatively large areas, where there are licensed physicians with the right to prescribe, prescriptions issued by registered licensed assistant physicians in medical institutions shall be valid only after being signed by the licensed physician at the place of practice or affixed with a special signature.

A physician assistant is a medical worker who has obtained the qualification to practice as a physician assistant. Those who have a medical college degree from a college or a secondary specialized school, and have completed a probationary period of one year in a medical, preventive, or health care institution under the guidance of a licensed physician, may take the qualification examination for practicing assistant physicians.

Legal basis] Law of the People's Republic of China on Physicians

Article 31: Practicing assistant physicians shall, under the guidance of licensed physicians, practice in medical and health establishments in accordance with their practice categories.

Practicing assistant physicians practicing in county-level medical and health institutions in rural areas and remote or difficult areas may independently engage in general practice activities according to the situation and needs of medical diagnosis and treatment.

Legal Analysis: Physician assistants do not have prescribing authority.

Legal basis: Law of the People's Republic of China on Medical Practitioners Article 30 A practicing assistant physician shall, under the guidance of a licensed physician, practice in medical, preventive and health care institutions in accordance with his or her practice category. Practicing assistant physicians working in medical, preventive, and health care institutions in townships, ethnic townships, and towns may independently engage in general practice activities according to the situation and needs of medical diagnosis and treatment.

Legal Analysis: A registered medical practitioner obtains the right to prescribe at the place of practice. Prescriptions issued by physician assistants shall be signed by a licensed physician or affixed with a special signature before they can be validly engaged in general practice activities independently in medical institutions in townships and villages, and physician assistants may obtain the corresponding prescribing rights at the registered place of practice.

Legal basis: Law of the People's Republic of China on Medical Practitioners

Article 3: Physicians shall have good professional ethics and medical practice standards, carry forward the humanitarian spirit, and perform the sacred duties of preventing and curing diseases, saving lives and helping the wounded, and protecting people's health. The whole society should respect doctors. Physicians perform their duties in accordance with the law and are protected by law.

Article 4 The health administrative department shall be in charge of the work of physicians throughout the country. The local people's health administrative departments at or above the county level are responsible for managing the work of physicians within their respective administrative areas.

According to the Law on Medical Practitioners and other relevant laws and regulations, practicing assistant physicians can only practice independently in township-level medical institutions and issue prescriptions independently. Prescriptions can be issued in urban areas, but they must be signed by a licensed physician

A prescription is a medical document issued by a registered licensed physician and a licensed assistant physician for patients during diagnosis and treatment activities, reviewed, dispensed and checked by pharmacy professionals and technicians, and used as a voucher for drug issuance. Prescription drugs must be sold, dispensed and used with a doctor's prescription. Physician prescriptions and pharmacy professional and technical personnel should follow the principles of safety, effectiveness and economy, and pay attention to protecting patients' privacy.

The Measures stipulate that a registered licensed physician shall obtain the corresponding prescribing authority at the place of practice, and a registered licensed assistant physician shall obtain the corresponding prescribing authority at the registered place of practice if he or she practices in the medical, preventive and health care institutions of townships, ethnic townships and towns, that is, the physician shall not have the right to prescribe in a non-practicing place.

Physician assistants do not have the right to prescribe, only the attending physician has the authority to prescribe, and the physician assistant can only help the attending physician diagnose the condition.

Rural general practice assistant physicians have the right to prescribe, and other types of assistant physicians do not have the right to prescribe independently.

The physician assistant does not have prescribing powers, he is only an assistant to the attending physician.