2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 533

CHAPTER NUMBER: 374 File Code: Health Occupations Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1068/01 - ENV
Sponsored By:
Delegates Redmer, Petzold, Ports, Morhaim, Klausmeier, and Hammen
Entitled:
Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions

Synopsis:

Clarifying the practice responsibilities of a physician assistant and a supervising physician; adding items to be included in a delegation agreement between the physician assistant and supervising physician; altering the actions that the State Board of Physician Quality Assurance may take after reviewing a delegation agreement; altering provisions pertaining to physician assistants and medication orders; providing that physician assistants are not to be prevented from performing specified general anesthesia medical acts; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/7
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Sophocleus) Adopted
3/18
Special Order 3/20 (Delegate Sophocleus) Adopted
3/20
Floor Amendment (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Bozman) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bozman) Rejected (29-101)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (120-7)
4/6
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (132-4)
Passed Enrolled
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 374
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/25
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
NURSES
PENALTIES
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health Occupations
( 15-101 , 15-301 , 15-302 , 15-302.1 , 15-302.3 , 15-310 , 15-403 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 100918/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2002   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 693323/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2002   at: 11:59 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 993626/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2002   at: 10:48 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 654337/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2002   at: 12:46 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2002: Floor Amendment (Bozman) {693323/2 Rejected (29-101)
March 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (120-7)
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (132-4)
Senate
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)