Kentucky
General Assembly

01/10/13	introduced in Senate
02/05/13	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
02/12/13	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/13/13	2nd reading, to Rules
02/14/13	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2013
02/15/13	3rd reading, passed 33-2 with Committee Substitute
02/19/13	received in House
02/20/13	to Health & Welfare (H)
02/22/13	posted in committee
02/26/13	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
02/27/13	2nd reading, to Rules
03/04/13	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 5, 2013
03/05/13	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed 3rd reading, passed 70-17 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/06/13	received in Senate

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except reduce the waiting period for a physician assistant to practice in a separate location from 18 months to 3 months; make the 3 month waiting period effective until May 31, 2014; remove the waiting period beginning on June 1, 2014.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Licensing - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Occupations and Professions - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, practice limitations on

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Amend KRS 311.860 to give the supervising physician or the credentialing facility oversight of physician assistant nonseparate location practice; allow a newly graduated physician assistant to practice in either a separate or nonseparate location as delegated by the supervising physician or the credentialing facility; reduce the waiting period for a physician assistant to practice in a separate location from 18 months to 3 months; make the 3 month waiting period effective until May 31, 2014; remove the waiting period beginning on June 1, 2014; remove the board's authority to modify or waive the separate location practice privileges; amend KRS 314.042 to eliminate the requirement for advanced practice registered nurses to have a collaborative agreement for the advanced practice registered nurses prescriptive authority for nonscheduled legend drugs.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Licensing - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Occupations and Professions - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, practice limitations on

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Marzian
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Licensing - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Occupations and Professions - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, practice limitations on

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	K. Flood
Summary	Amend various sections of KRS 311.671 to 311.686 to change acupuncture from a certified to a licensed profession.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Licensing - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Occupations and Professions - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, practice limitations on

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	K. Flood
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Health and Medical Services - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Hospitals and Nursing Homes - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Licensing - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Occupations and Professions - Physician assistants, practice limitations on Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistants, practice limitations on