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SB 544 Physician assistant; capacity determinations.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Capacity determinations; physician assistant. Expands the class of health care practitioners who can make the determination that a patient is incapable of making informed decisions to include a licensed physician assistant. The bill provides that such determination shall be made in writing following an in-person examination of the person and certified by the physician assistant. This bill is identical to HB 362.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102667D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/10/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102667D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/26/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102667D
• 01/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/27/20  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
• 02/06/20  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Read second time
• 02/10/20  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/10/20  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/10/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB544E
• 02/10/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102667D-E
• 02/13/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/20  House: Read first time
• 02/13/20  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/18/20  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/20  House: Read second time
• 02/21/20  House: Read third time
• 02/21/20  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/26/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER)
• 02/27/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/27/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2020
• 03/04/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 11, 2020
• 03/10/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 231 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/10/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0231)