SB 366 IN

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Allows advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to issue written orders for home health services to a home health agency. Eliminates the requirements that a collaborative agreement between a collaborating physician and a physician assistant: (1) include all the tasks delegated to the physician assistant by the collaborating physician (instead requiring that the collaborative agreement include any limitations); and (2) specify the protocol to be followed by the physician assistant in prescribing a drug. Sets forth requirements of a collaborative agreement. Provides, as an exception to the requirement that a physician assistant may practice only subject to a collaboration agreement with a collaborating physician, that if a physician assistant practices in a licensed health care facility that has a credentialing process: (1) the physician assistant shall collaborate with and refer patients to appropriate members of the licensed health care facility's health care team; and (2) the responsibilities of the physician assistant and the degree of collaboration between the physician assistant and other members of the licensed health care facility's health care team shall be determined exclusively for purposes of the physician assistant's practice in the licensed health care facility by one or more persons in authority over the physician assistant. Provides that a physician assistant, without being delegated authority by a collaborating physician, may: (1) prescribe, dispense, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices; (2) plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen; and (3) prescribe and dispense schedule II-V substances and legend drugs. Allows a physician assistant to perform volunteer work regardless of the terms of or the existence of a collaboration agreement.

• Jean Leising Republican · author
• Vaneta Becker Republican · author
• Linda Rogers Republican · author
• Steven Davisson · sponsor

1. Jan 11, 2021 Authored by Senator Leising · upper
2. Jan 11, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
3. Feb 18, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Feb 18, 2021 Senator Becker added as second author · upper
5. Feb 22, 2021 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
6. Feb 22, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
7. Feb 23, 2021 Senator Rogers added as third author · upper
8. Feb 23, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Davisson · upper
9. Feb 23, 2021 Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A and Ziemke · upper
10. Feb 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 196: yeas 46, nays 1 · upper
11. Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
12. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 18, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 11, 2021 · PDF