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SB 742: Surgical First Assistants

GENERAL BILL by Sobel

Surgical First Assistants; Provides requirements for the performance of supervising physicians. Provides the duties and scope and location of practice for certified surgical first assistants. Provides contracting and employment guidelines for physicians, hospitals, clinics, or ambulatory surgical centers employing said assistants. Provides licensure criteria for certified surgical first assistants. Provides for reciprocity of licenses among states. Provides for payments to a physician assistant under contracts providing for payment for surgical first assisting benefits, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Health Regulation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/1/2011 Senate • Filed
2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 60
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 60
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Regulation