| Last Action | returned to Judiciary (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to physician assistants. |
| Bill Documents |
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| Bill Request Number | 1007 |
| Sponsors | T. Buford, W. Blevins Jr., D. Harper Angel, D. Parrett, J. Rhoads, R. Webb |
| 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 delete the requirement for on-site supervision of new physician assistant graduates. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
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 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 Medicaid - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for Drugs and Medicines - Physician assistants, controlled substances, prescriptive authority for |
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