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House Bill 241

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Last Action returned to Judiciary (S)
Title AN ACT relating to physician assistants.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 896
Sponsors M. Marzian, J. Greer, J. Jenkins, R. Palumbo
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS 311.840 to 311.862 to permit physician assistants to prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs and medical devices as delegated by the supervising physician and to prescribe all legend drugs and Schedules II to V controlled substances; amend KRS 311.840 to make a technical change to define "legend drug"; amend KRS 311.856 to delete the provisions requiring a supervising physician to prohibit a physician assistant from prescribing and dispensing controlled substances and to sign records of service; amend KRS 311.858 to make a technical change to delete the provision that physician assistants may prescribe and administer nonscheduled legend drugs by delegation of the supervising physician; amend KRS 311.860 to change the term "nonseparate location" to "physician's primary location" and to change the required months of on-site supervision of new physician assistant graduates from 18 months to 6 months.
Index Headings of Original Version Drugs and Medicines - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Insurance, Health - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Medicaid - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Pharmacists - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, supervision, requirements for
Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

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02/01/11
  • introduced in House
02/02/11
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
02/07/11
  • posted in committee
02/10/11
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/11/11
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/15/11
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 16, 2011
02/17/11
  • 3rd reading, passed 77-21
02/18/11
  • received in Senate
02/23/11
  • to Judiciary (S)
  • floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
03/02/11
  • taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Judiciary (S)
03/03/11
  • taken from Judiciary (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Judiciary (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. Denton
Summary Amend KRS 216B.020 to require a certificate of need for ophthalmic laser surgery unless services are currently in place or are performed by an ophthalmologist.
Index Headings Drugs and Medicines - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Insurance, Health - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Medicaid - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Pharmacists - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, supervision, requirements for

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Denton
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Drugs and Medicines - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Insurance, Health - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Medicaid - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Pharmacists - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, supervision, requirements for

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