Physician Assistants
Summary
Physician Assistants; Revising legislative intent; defining and redefining terms; revising a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; deleting a requirement that a physician assistant inform his or her patients that they have the right to see a physician before the physician assistant prescribes or dispenses a prescription; authorizing physician assistants to procure drugs and medical devices; revising requirements for a certain formulary; authorizing physician assistants to authenticate documents that may be authenticated by a physician, etc.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 26, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 431 (Ch. 2021-204)
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/08/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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