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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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

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  • CS/CS/SB 398, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2013 at 5:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 625 (c1) Physician Assistants Renuart Similar Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 398 (Ch. 2013-127) -HJ 964
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 398, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/15/2013 at 11:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 625 (c1) Physician Assistants Renuart Similar Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 398 (Ch. 2013-127) -HJ 964
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2013 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2013 1:37 PM Senate 35 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2013 9:41 AM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 398, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/22/2013 at 11:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2013 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 625 (c1) Physician Assistants Renuart Similar Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 398 (Ch. 2013-127) -HJ 964
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    542866 - Amendment
    Delete line 72 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Negron)
    3/12/2013
    5:09 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2013 8:00 AM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 398, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2013 at 10:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/19/2013 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 625 Physician Assistants Renuart Identical Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 398 (Ch. 2013-127) -HJ 964
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    841286 - Amendment
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Bean)
    2/18/2013
    4:33 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/21/2013
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/21/2013 8:00 AM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 1 (pdf)
    458.3475 Anesthesiologist assistants. Page 5 (pdf)
    458.348 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards. Page 6 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 7 (pdf)
    459.023 Anesthesiologist assistants. Page 10 (pdf)
    459.025 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards. Page 11 (pdf)

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