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CS/CS/HB 1275: Physician Assistants

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation ; Ahern ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Campbell ; Eagle

Physician Assistants; Increases number of licensed physician assistants that physician may supervise at any one time; provides exception; revises circumstances under which physician assistant is authorized to prescribe or dispense medication; revises requirements for medications prescribed or dispensed by physician assistants; revises application requirements for licensure as physician assistant & license renewal; authorizes physician assistant who has completed specified education & clinical training requirements to perform nonablative aesthetic skin care services under supervision of physician; provides that physician must complete specified number of education & clinical training hours to be qualified to supervise physician assistants performing certain services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2014 House • Filed
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 105
3/11/2014 House • Referred to Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 270
3/17/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation, 03/19/14, 11:30 am, Reed Hall
3/19/2014 House • CS by Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 327
3/20/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation read 1st time -HJ 322
3/26/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 363
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 363
4/1/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/14, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
4/3/2014 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 467
4/4/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 464
4/9/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 502
4/17/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/14
4/21/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 562
• Amendment(s) adopted (584525) -HJ 564
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/22/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 578
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 100 NAYS 19 -HJ 579
4/22/2014 Senate • In Messages
4/23/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 595
• Received -SJ 595
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Health Policy