except in an emergency situation where immediate care is necessary and no appropriate alternative provider is immediately available. Program leadership and principal faculty may not: • Establish an ongoing provider- patient relationship with an enrolled PA student; • Serve as the student's primary care provider; • Provide routine medical care to an enrolled student; • Provide behavioral health or mental health treatment to an enrolled student; • Prescribe medications for an enrolled student except as necessary during an emergency; • Provide routine medical evaluations or clearance for an enrolled student; • Serve as the student's treating healthcare provider; • Provide ongoing follow- up care to an enrolled student; • Provide confidential healthcare services to an enrolled student that could create a conflict with the individual's educational or evaluative role; or • Use their faculty or program leadership position to influence a student's selection of a healthcare provider. This prohibition applies regardless of whether the healthcare service is provided: • On campus; • At an NLU facility;
• At a clinical affiliate; • In a private practice; • During an SCP E; • During a program- sponsored activity; or • At another healthcare location.
3. Individuals Covered by This Policy This policy applies specifically to: A. Program Director The NLU PA Program Director may not provide healthcare services to an enrolled PA student except in an emergency. B. Medical Director The NLU PA Medical Director may not provide healthcare services to an enrolled PA student except in an emergency. C. Principal Faculty All NLU PA Program Principal Faculty are prohibited from serving as healthcare providers for enrolled PA students except in an emergency. D. Associate Medical Director
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