HB 1311: Surgical First Assistants
GENERAL BILL by Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gonzalez
Surgical First Assistants; Provides requirements for performance of supervising physicians; provides duties, scope, & location of practice for certified surgical first assistants; provides contracting & employment guidelines for employing certified surgical first assistants; provides licensure criteria; provides continuing education requirements; authorizes Board of Medicine to impose penalties; provides scope of certified surgical first assistant's license; provides for reciprocity of licenses; prohibits unlicensed person holding himself or herself out as licensed; provides for denial, suspension, or revocation of licensure; provides that supervising physicians may be liable for certain acts or omissions of certified surgical first assistants; provides for payments to physician assistant under contracts providing for payment for surgical first assisting benefits or services; includes certified surgical first assistants within certain payment provisions.
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/6/2012 House • Filed
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 129
1/12/2012 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 214
3/9/2012 House • Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
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HB 1311, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2012 at 10:47 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1594 Surgical First Assistants Garcia Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
Location: In committee/council (HR)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 627.419 Construction of policies. Page 7 (pdf)