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2016 SESSION
SB 551 Physician assistants; unlawful use of title.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Physician assistants. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to use in connection with his name the words or letters "Physician Assistant" or "PA" unless he is a licensed physician assistant. The bill requires a physician assistant to enter into a written or electronic practice agreement with at least one supervising physician or podiatrist, to maintain evidence of such agreement, and to provide it to the Board upon request. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101079D pdf | impact statement
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104841D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB551ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450) pdf
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0450) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101079D
- 01/13/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/21/16 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/28/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104841D-S1
- 01/29/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/01/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/01/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104841D-S1
- 02/01/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB551S1
- 02/02/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/16/16 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/23/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: Read second time
- 02/29/16 House: Read third time
- 02/29/16 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB551ER)
- 03/01/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/11/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 450 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450)
- 03/11/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0450)