Introduced by Rep. Edward Canfield (R) on April 12, 2016 To revise regulations and restrictions on licensed physician assistants. Under the bill definitions of physician "supervision" and "delegation" of and to these professionals would be replaced by agreements between the parties on what the assistant could and could not do, with the details of the agreements subject to requirements and limitations imposed by state licensure boards. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on April 12, 2016
Reported in the House on September 20, 2016 Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered by Rep. Edward Canfield (R) on November 29, 2016
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on November 29, 2016