Bill Title: Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any physician assistant required to enter into a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician is authorized to continue to practice for up to 90 days after the termination of a written collaborative agreement, provided the physician assistant seeks any necessary collaboration at a local hospital and refers patients who require services beyond the training and experience of the physician assistant to a physician or other health care provider. Provides that physicians and physician assistants who work in a federally qualified health center are exempt from specified collaborative ratio restriction requirements. Adds physician assistants providing services in federally qualified health centers to provisions that authorize certain physician assistants to provide services without a written collaborative agreement and to prescribe certain controlled substances. Defines "federally qualified health center". Makes conforming and other changes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0065 [SB0218 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Ann Gillespie [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Javier Cervantes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terri Bryant [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mattie Hunter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lakesia Collins [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dave Severin [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-116	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dagmara Avelar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-085	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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