Relating to licensed health care providers.
Summary
Requires physician assistants who practice medicine full-time to receive eight hours of supervision each month. Requires physician assistants who practice medicine less than full-time to receive supervision on prorated basis. ] Prohibits insurer offering health benefit plan from denying or discounting reimbursement for certain primary care or specialty service to certain licensed health care providers. ] Takes effect on July 1, 2019. ] Changes term "nurse midwife nurse practitioner" to "nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery."
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2019 · House May 22, 2019
How they voted
26–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 11, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Keny-Guyer. Passed.
lower
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Monnes Anderson. Passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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