2. Policy Statement
The NLU PA Program prohibits the Program Director, Medical Director, and Principal Faculty from serving as healthcare providers for students enrolled in the PA Program , 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 SCPE;
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.
Powered by FlippingBook