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CS/CS/HB 351: Podiatric Medicine

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Killebrew ; Massullo ; Sabatini ; Smith, D.

Podiatric Medicine; Authorizes supervising physician to authorize licensed physician assistant to perform services under direction of licensed podiatric physician; specifies supervising physician is liable for performance & acts & omissions of physician assistant; authorizes Board of Podiatric Medicine to require specified number of continuing education hours related to safe & effective prescribing of controlled substances; provides for governance of podiatric physicians who are supervising medical assistants.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/15/2019 House • Filed
    10/23/2019 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 32
    11/6/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 11/13/19, 9:30 am, Mashburn Hall
    11/13/2019 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 294
    11/14/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    11/25/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 383
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 383
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 31
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 279
    1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/30/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    1/30/2020 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 483
    2/3/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 481
    2/4/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 485
    2/6/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/12/20
    2/12/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 544
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/13/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 562
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 3 -HJ 562
    2/19/2020 Senate • In Messages
    2/20/2020 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 353
    2/26/2020 Senate • Received -SJ 353
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • CS/CS/HB 351, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2020 at 8:39 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 744 (c1) Podiatric Medicine Hooper Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/13/2020 3:13 PM House 114 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 2 (pdf)
    458.3485 Medical assistant. Page 2 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)
    461.007 Renewal of license. Page 3 (pdf)
    461.0145 Page 4 (pdf)
    461.0155 Page 4 (pdf)
    624.27 Direct health care agreements; exemption from code. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 351, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 11/14/2019 at 2:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 744 Podiatric Medicine Hooper Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    892805 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Ponder 1/29/2020
    7:36 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    1/30/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 2 (pdf)
    458.3485 Medical assistant. Page 2 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 3 (pdf)
    461.007 Renewal of license. Page 4 (pdf)
    461.0145 Page 4 (pdf)
    461.0155 Page 5 (pdf)
    624.27 Direct health care agreements; exemption from code. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 351, Original Filed Version Posted 10/15/2019 at 10:25 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 11/14/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 744 Podiatric Medicine Hooper Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    190685 - Amendment
    Remove lines 46-91 and lines 126-171     		Ponder 11/12/2019
    6:04 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    11/13/2019     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 2 (pdf)
    458.3485 Medical assistant. Page 4 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 5 (pdf)
    461.007 Renewal of license. Page 7 (pdf)
    461.0145 Page 8 (pdf)
    461.0155 Page 8 (pdf)
    624.27 Direct health care agreements; exemption from code. Page 9 (pdf)

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