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CS/SB 774: Physician Assistants

GENERAL BILL by Health Regulation ; Hays

Physician Assistants; Revising the composition of the membership on the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine; requiring that a physician assistant seeking to prescribe medicinal drugs submit certain evidence at the time of initial licensure of completion of a course in pharmacotherapeutics from an accredited program; requiring that a physician assistant seeking to apply for a prescriber number upon biennial licensure renewal submit evidence of completion of at least a certain number of classroom hours in an approved program that covers prescribing limitations, responsibilities, and privileges involved in prescribing medicinal drugs; conforming provisions to changes made by the act, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 363 (Ch. 2012-170) -SJ 1670
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/1/2011 Senate • Filed
11/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 66
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 66
1/13/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/19/12, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
1/19/2012 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 252
1/20/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 256
1/24/2012 Senate • Now in Budget
1/25/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 282
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/6/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 874
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 874
3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1670
• Amendment(s) adopted (875222) -SJ 1670
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 363 -SJ 1670
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 363 (Ch. 2012-170) -SJ 1670