SENATE BILL 479

Sponsored By:

Senator Ferguson

Entitled:

Health Occupations - Physician Assistants - Patient's Access to Supervising Physician

Synopsis:

Repealing a requirement that specified patients be seen by specified physicians who supervise specified physician assistants under specified circumstances; and requiring specified delegation agreements to contain a specified statement.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/8

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/13

Favorable with Amendments {534237/1

Laid Over (Senator Brochin) Adopted

3/14

Favorable with Amendments {534237/1 Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/16

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

3/31

Returned Passed

House Action

3/17

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/21

Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations

3/30

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/31

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/2

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 241

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Patients

Physician Assistants

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 15-301 , 15-302 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 534237/01     Offered on: March 15, 2012   at: 9:20 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

March 16, 2012: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House

March 31, 2012: Third Reading Passed (137-0)