Senate Bill 41

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Last Action signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 41)
Title AN ACT relating to physician assistants.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 482
Sponsor T. Buford
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 311.856 to require a supervising physician to review and countersign at least 10% of the medical notes written by a physician assistant every 30 days; allow a physician assistant to execute an order without the countersignature of the supervising physician.
Index Headings of Original Version Health and Medical Services - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Licensing - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Occupations and Professions - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/07/14
  • introduced in Senate
01/13/14
  • to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (S)
01/28/14
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
01/29/14
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
01/30/14
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 30, 2014
  • 3rd reading, passed 34-2 with Committee Substitute
01/31/14
  • received in House
02/03/14
  • to Health & Welfare (H)
02/10/14
  • posted in committee
02/13/14
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
02/14/14
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 21, 2014
02/18/14
  • taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
03/25/14
  • 3rd reading, passed 97-0
  • received in Senate
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/26/14
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • delivered to Governor
04/07/14
  • signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 41)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Remove the requirement that a supervising physician sign all physician assistant records of service in a timely manner to certify that the physician assistant performed the services as delegated.
Index Headings Health and Medical Services - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Licensing - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Occupations and Professions - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign
Physicians and Practitioners - Physician assistant medical notes, supervising physician's duty to review and countersign

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