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2012 SESSION
HB 266 Surgery; definition and who may perform.
Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Definition of surgery. Defines "surgery" and provides that no person shall perform surgery unless he is (i) licensed by the Board of Medicine as a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry; (ii) licensed by the Board of Dentistry as a doctor of dentistry; (iii) jointly licensed by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing as a nurse practitioner; (iv) a physician assistant acting under the supervision of a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry; (v) a midwife performing episiotomies during childbirth; or (vi) acting pursuant to the orders and under the appropriate supervision of a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry. The bill is identical to SB 543.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100154D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104434D-H1 pdf
- 02/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB266ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100154D
- 01/10/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/12 House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
- 01/19/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/12 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104434D-H1
- 01/25/12 House: Read first time
- 01/26/12 House: Read second time
- 01/26/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104434D-H1
- 01/26/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB266H1
- 01/27/12 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/12 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/09/12 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/12 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/12 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB266ER)
- 02/15/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/16/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/12)
- 02/28/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015)