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CS/CS/CS/HB 363: Physician Assistants

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee ; Kreegel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Harrell ; Renuart ; Steube

Physician Assistants; Revises requirements for physician assistants to prescribe or dispense medicinal drugs; authorizing, rather than requiring, DOH to issue prescriber number to physician assistants granting authority to prescribe medicinal drugs; provides that physician assistant applying for prescribing authority must submit course transcripts and copy of course description in addition to other licensure application requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-170
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/13/2011 House • Filed
10/28/2011 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 37
11/29/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, 12/06/11, 8:00 am, 306 HOB
12/6/2011 House • CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 179
1/4/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/5/2012 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 169
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 37
• CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 165
2/17/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/21/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
2/21/2012 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 690
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 687
2/22/2012 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 737
2/24/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/27/12, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
2/27/2012 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 908
2/28/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 967
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 901
3/1/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12
3/2/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1028
• Amendment(s) adopted (122275) -HJ 1030
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/5/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1083
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1083
3/5/2012 Senate • In Messages
• Received -SJ 841
• Referred to Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 841
3/9/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1670
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1670
• Substituted for CS/SB 774 -SJ 1670
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1670
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1670
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1670
3/9/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1713
4/13/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/27/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/29/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-170