CS/CS/HB 431: Physician Assistants
GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Professions and Public Health Subcommittee ; Rommel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek ; McClain ; Rizo ; Sabatini
Physician Assistants; Revising legislative intent; defining and redefining terms; revising a limitation on the number of physician assistants a physician may supervise at one time; deleting a requirement that a physician assistant inform his or her patients that they have the right to see a physician before the physician assistant prescribes or dispenses a prescription; authorizing physician assistants to procure drugs and medical devices; revising requirements for a certain formulary; authorizing physician assistants to authenticate documents that may be authenticated by a physician, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/8/2021 | House |
• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/19/2021 | House |
• PCS added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/23/2021 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee |
| 3/25/2021 | House |
• Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/29/2021 | House |
• Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee |
| 4/2/2021 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 4/6/2021 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee |
| 4/7/2021 | House |
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 4/8/2021 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021) |
| 4/9/2021 | House |
• Amendment 725777 filed |
| 4/13/2021 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 725777 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 4/14/2021 | House |
• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 106, NAYS 5 |
| 4/15/2021 | House |
• Message sent to senate |
| 4/15/2021 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/19/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 494 |
| 4/20/2021 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 493 |
| 4/26/2021 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 679 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 894 -SJ 679 • Read 2nd time -SJ 679 • Amendment(s) adopted (869082) -SJ 685 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/27/2021 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 725 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 725 |
| 4/27/2021 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/29/2021 | House |
• Added to Senate Message List • CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 1 • Amendment 869082 Concur • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled • Message sent to senate |
| 6/18/2021 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/29/2021 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 7/6/2021 |
• Chapter No. 2021-204 |
974268 - Amendment to Amendment (442540)