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CS/CS/SB 398: Physician Assistants

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Health Policy ; Bean

Physician Assistants; Authorizing a supervisory physician to delegate to a licensed physician assistant the authority to order medications for the supervisory physician’s patient in a facility licensed under ch. 395, F.S.; providing that an order is not a prescription; authorizing a licensed physician assistant to order medication under the direction of the supervisory physician, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 6/10/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-127
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Judiciary (JU)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2013 Senate • Filed
1/24/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Judiciary -SJ 32
2/11/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/21/13, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 113
2/22/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/26/2013 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 113
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 32
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 108
3/11/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/14/13, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
3/14/2013 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 209
3/15/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/18/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 209
• CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 212
4/3/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 363
4/9/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 363
4/11/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13
4/16/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 446
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 555
• CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 555
4/26/2013 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 913
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13
• Received -HJ 913
4/29/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 964
• Substituted for CS/HB 625 -HJ 964
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1002
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 1002
4/30/2013 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 881
5/28/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2013 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2013 • Chapter No. 2013-127