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CS/CS/HB 1275: Physician Assistants

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation ; Ahern ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Campbell ; Eagle

Physician Assistants; Increases number of licensed physician assistants that physician may supervise at any one time; provides exception; revises circumstances under which physician assistant is authorized to prescribe or dispense medication; revises requirements for medications prescribed or dispensed by physician assistants; revises application requirements for licensure as physician assistant & license renewal; authorizes physician assistant who has completed specified education & clinical training requirements to perform nonablative aesthetic skin care services under supervision of physician; provides that physician must complete specified number of education & clinical training hours to be qualified to supervise physician assistants performing certain services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2014 House • Filed
    3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 105
    3/11/2014 House • Referred to Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 270
    3/17/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation, 03/19/14, 11:30 am, Reed Hall
    3/19/2014 House • CS by Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 327
    3/20/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation read 1st time -HJ 322
    3/26/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 363
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 363
    4/1/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/14, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
    4/3/2014 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 467
    4/4/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 464
    4/9/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 502
    4/17/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/14
    4/21/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 562
    • Amendment(s) adopted (584525) -HJ 564
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/22/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 578
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 100 NAYS 19 -HJ 579
    4/22/2014 Senate • In Messages
    4/23/2014 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 595
    • Received -SJ 595
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Health Policy

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  • CS/CS/HB 1275, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2014 at 8:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 501 Physician Assistants Baxley Compare Last Action: 1/15/2014 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 7113 (e2) Health Care Health Innovation Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 323 (Ch. 2014-113)
    Location: In returning messages from Senate     		Track This Bill
    S 502 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 2/25/2014 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 1230 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill
    S 1420 Medical Practice Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/22/2014 11:07 AM House 100 Yeas - 19 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 2 (pdf)
    458.348 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards. Page 6 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 9 (pdf)
    459.025 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1275, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/4/2014 at 5:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 501 Physician Assistants Baxley Compare Last Action: 1/15/2014 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 502 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 2/25/2014 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 1230 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill
    S 1420 Medical Practice Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    584525 - Amendment
    Remove lines 193-391 and insert:     		Ahern 4/18/2014
    1:57 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/21/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 2 (pdf)
    458.348 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards. Page 6 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 9 (pdf)
    459.025 Formal supervisory relationships, standing orders, and established protocols; notice; standards. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1275, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2014 at 6:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2014 (pdf)
    Select Committee On Health Care Workforce Innovation (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1230 Physician Assistants Hays Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill
    H 501 Physician Assistants Baxley Compare Last Action: 1/15/2014 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 502 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 2/25/2014 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 1420 Medical Practice Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    218447 - Amendment
    Remove line 27 and insert:     		Ahern 4/2/2014
    7:14 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF
    620737 - Amendment
    Remove lines 58-59 and insert:     		Ahern 4/2/2014
    7:18 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF
    666839 - Amendment
    Between lines 101 and 102, insert:     		Ahern 4/2/2014
    7:20 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF
    275513 - Amendment
    Between lines 106 and 107, insert:     		Ahern 4/2/2014
    7:22 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF
    094745 - Amendment
    Between lines 106 and 107, insert:     		Pigman 4/2/2014
    8:58 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF
    755041 - Amendment
    Between lines 200 and 201, insert:     		Pigman 4/2/2014
    9:00 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 1275, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2014 at 2:47 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 501 Physician Assistants Baxley Compare Last Action: 1/15/2014 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 502 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 2/25/2014 S Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    S 1230 Physician Assistants Hays Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)     		Track This Bill
    S 1420 Medical Practice Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Health Policy
    Location: In committee/council (HP)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    007303 - Amendment
    Remove lines 11-14 and insert:     		Ahern 3/18/2014
    6:32 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 1 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 4 (pdf)

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