[pavelChe]

I know tons of PAs that write rx's for their family/friends without actually "seeing" them for an office visit. How illegal is this? For example, my friend's ( a PA) daughter was sick and she lives about 3 hours away, but she sent a rx for her to her local pharmacy for a z-pack. And... sometimes her mom or dad would call her and ask for certain rx antibiotics or steroid creams. They live in the same town, so should would just electronically send the rx over to the pharmacy for her parents.

This seemed like a fairly regular occurrence......