Virginia House Bill 1764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
Pending: House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption; elimination of practice ratio for physicians and physician assistants. Allows physician assistants practicing in hospitals, certain facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, or federally qualified health centers designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to practice without a practice agreement if the credentialing and privileging requirements of the applicable facility include a practice arrangement, as described in the bill. The bill also eliminates the practice ratio for physicians and physician assistants; under current law, patient care team physicians and patient care team podiatrists are not allowed to collaborate or consult with more than six physician assistants at any one time. Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption; elimination of practice ratio for physicians and physician assistants. Allows physician assistants practicing in hospitals, certain facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, or federally qualified health centers designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to practice without a practice agreement if the credentialing and privileging requirements of the applicable facility include a practice arrangement, as described in the bill. The bill also eliminates the practice ratio for physicians and physician assistants; under current law, patient care team physicians and patient care team podiatrists are not allowed to collaborate or consult with more than six physician assistants at any one time.

Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption, elimination of practice ratio.

Sen. Chris Head [R]

2023-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N) (Y: 4 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-24	House	Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N)
2023-01-13	House	Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103722D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2951.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2952	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2952.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
54	1	2953	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1764
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1764+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23105277D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1764F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1201V0015+HB1764