Relating to professional corporations.
Summary
Requires that in professional corporation that is organized to allow physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to jointly render professional health care services, physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners must hold majority of voting shares and be majority of directors of professional corporation. Prohibits individual whom professional corporation employs, or individual who owns interest in professional corporation, from directing medical judgment of physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Prohibits physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner from directing services of another practitioner in professional corporation unless other practitioner also practices within same scope of practice as physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Apr 4, 2017
Signed May 25, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 25, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
May 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
May 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
May 18, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Monnes Anderson. Passed.
legislature
May 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
legislature
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Malstrom. Passed.
legislature
Apr 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
legislature
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
legislature
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BK
Bill Kennemer
RRepublican
P
PH
Paul Holvey
DDemocratic
P
Sheri Malstrom
DDemocratic
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