According to an article by Nathan Shaw, Clinical Reimbursement Director of RB Health
\nPartners, appearing in a recent issue of Pulse, a publication for Florida\u2019s LTC community, if the
\nattending physician is unavailable, a \u201cphysician extender\u201d such as a Nurse Practitioner or
\nPhysician Assistant can stroke the pen. However, care must be taken to determine that this person
\ndoes not have an indirect employment relationship with the facility. This can get dicey, but as
\nlong as this person works for an entity other than the facility, that has an agreement with the
\nfacility that solely involves the performance of \u201cdelegated physician tasks\u201d, not \u201cgeneral nursing
\nservices\u201d, he or she can sign the certification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to an article by Nathan Shaw, Clinical Reimbursement Director of RB Health Partners, appearing in a recent issue of Pulse, a publication for Florida\u2019s LTC community, if the attending physician is unavailable, a \u201cphysician extender\u201d such as a Nurse…<\/span><\/p>\n