Find out about some of our state chapters' legislative successes.

2009 Legislative Highlights

Alabama

HB 484, Enacted - Authorizes PAs to prescribe Schedule III-V controlled substances as delegated by a supervising physician

Alaska

HB 81, Enacted - Appropriates $922,000 to fund a new PA program

California

AB 356, Enacted - Authorizes PAs who have completed specified training and testing to utilize fluoroscopy

SB 171, Enacted - Allows PAs to sign employment physicals for school district job applicants

Connecticut

HB 6678, Enacted - Allows PAs who have received additional training to use fluoroscopy

Delaware

SB 138, Enacted - Allows PAs to certify disability status for the Department of Motor Vehicles

Florida

SB 720, Enacted - Removes the requirement that supervising physicians must co-sign notes written by PAs

Georgia

HB 509, Enacted - Revises the Medical Practice Act in several areas, streamlines the licensure process, removes co-signature requirement for prescriptions

Hawaii

SB 1142, Enacted - Omnibus bill that added PAs to the definition of "health care provider" in several sections of state law. Hawaii PAs are now able to order PT, write admission orders, provide care in a disaster situation (with or without supervision), pronounce death, and more.

Illinois

HB 2247, Enacted - Allows PAs to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances as delegated by a supervising physician

SB 1486, Enacted - Strengthened the role of the PA Advisory Committee in regulating PA practice

SB 1487, Enacted - Allows PAs to provide care in a disaster situation, with or without physician supervision

Indiana

HB 1573, Enacted - Eliminates the requirement that PAs have a supervising physician prior to being licensed

Iowa

SF 153, Passed Senate, Referred to House (will carry over to 2010) - Would allow PAs to own or participate in ownership of professional corporations and limited liability companies

Kentucky

HB 288, Enacted - Requires the Legislative Research Commission to study granting controlled prescribing authority to PAs

Minnesota

HF 535, Enacted - Changes PAs from "registered" to "licensed," increases the number of PAs one physician may supervise from two to five, allows PAs to provide care in a disaster situation when no supervision is available, strengthens the role of the PA Advisory Committee

Missouri

SB 296, Enacted - Allows PAs to prescribe Schedule III-V controlled medications

Nebraska

LB 195, Enacted - Removes the requirement that supervising physicians register with the state, increases the number of PAs that can be supervised by one physician from two to four, and improves supervision requirements

North Dakota

SB 2180, Enacted - Authorizes PAs to prescribe Schedule II controlled medications, in addition to Schedule III-V authority which is already in place

Tennessee

HB 465, Enacted - Allows PAs to certify disability or deafness for a patient requiring disability license tags, and allows PAs to perform physical exams for police officers

Texas

SB 532, Enacted - Increases the number of PAs to whom one supervising physician may delegate prescriptive authority, decreases on-site supervision requirements, and expands distance restrictions

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