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2007 SESSION

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HB 2037 Practitioners; may authorize certain personnel to administer drugs and devices.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Administration of drugs or devices; addition of medical assistants.  Authorizes personnel who have been properly trained to assist a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine who are acting pursuant to a specific order for a patient and under a doctor's direct and immediate supervision to administer controlled substances, provided the method does not include intravenous, intrathecal, or epidural administration and the prescriber remains responsible for the administration.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Administration of drugs or devices, addition of medical assistants.  Defines medical assistant and adds medical assistants to the list of persons authorized to administer drugs or devices prescribed by a medical practitioner.