PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACT ACT
Summary
Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides less stringent supervision requirements for physician assistants responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or by a state or local disaster. Limits civil liability for physician assistants that voluntarily render emergency medical assistance outside the ordinary course of their employment or practice, except for acts or omissions constituting gross, willful, or wanton negligence. Provides that no physician who supervises a physician assistant voluntarily and gratuitously providing emergency care as described shall be liable for civil damages for any personal injuries which result from acts or omissions by the physician assistant rendering emergency care. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
Senate Passage
Apr 2009
House Passage
Apr 2009
Signed into Law
Jul 2009
Introduced Mar 26, 2009
Signed Jul 23, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2009 · House Apr 28, 2009
How they voted
53–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Mar 26, 2009
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Jul 23, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Apr 28, 2009
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 28, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-2)
house
Apr 22, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 26, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0-2)
senate
Mar 24, 2009
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Demuzio
upper
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 18, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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