File Code: Health Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 323  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Harrington, Kelley, King,
Lenett, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Pugh, and Rosapepe
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Health Occupations - Licensure of Physician Assistants
 
Requiring individuals to be licensed rather than certified by the
State Board of Physicians before individuals may practice as
physician assistants; altering the appointments and qualifications for
members of the Physician Assistant Advisory Committee within the
Board; altering the authority of the Board to review and approve
delegation agreements; authorizing the Board, rather than the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, to recommend removal of
specified members of the Committee; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/27
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/3
 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/30
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/9
 - Senate Concur - House Amendment
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/30
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/8
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 -      Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/2
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/4
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (137-1)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 273
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
 - Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Controlled Dangerous Substances -see also- Substance Abuse
 - Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
 - Discipline
 - Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
 - Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
 - Emergencies
 - Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
 - Examinations
 - Fees -see also- Attys` Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes; Reimb Rates.
 - Fines -see also- Penalties
 - Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Hearings
 - Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
 - Language
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Notices
 - Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long-Term Care
 - Patients
 - Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
 - Physician Assistants
 - Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
 - Reports
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
 - Substance Abuse
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health Occupations
 - (
 15-101 ,
 15-102 ,
 15-103 ,
 15-201 ,
 15-202 ,
 15-203 ,
 15-204 ,
 15-205 ,
 15-206 ,
 15-301 ,
 15-302 ,
 15-302.1 ,
 15-302.2 ,
 15-302.3 ,
 15-303 ,
 15-304 ,
 15-305 ,
 15-305 ,
 15-306 ,
 15-307 ,
 15-308 ,
 15-309 ,
 15-310 ,
 15-311 ,
 15-312 ,
 15-313 ,
 15-314 ,
 15-314 ,
 15-315 ,
 15-316 ,
 15-317 ,
 15-401 ,
 15-402 ,
 15-402.1 ,
 15-403 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 Senate
- Number: 864835/01     Offered on: April 2, 2010       at:
11:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 726083/01     Offered on: April 9, 2010       at:
11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
 
House 
- Health and Government Operations
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 - April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 4, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (137-1)