HB0144 • 2005

Physician assistants supervision.

AN ACT relating to physicians assistants; specifying the number of physicians assistants a licensed physician may supervise; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Martin
Last action: 2005-02-18
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0144H3001

3rd reading • MEULI

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by MEULI

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HB0144HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

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HB0144S2001

2nd reading • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SCOTT

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HB0144S3001

3rd reading • MOCKLER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by MOCKLER

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HB0144SS001

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT

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Bill History

2005-02-18 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 61
2005-02-18 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0039
2005-02-16 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0039
2005-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0039
2005-02-15 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0039
2005-02-15 House
H Did Concur
2005-02-14 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-14 Senate
Amendment Failed
2005-02-11 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-11 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-10 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-10 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-10 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-02-07 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-07 Senate
S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2005-01-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-24 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-24 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-20 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-20 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-20 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-01-19 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-19 House
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2005-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0144

Bill
No.:
HB0144
Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0200
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0039

Chapter
No.:
61

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Martin

Catch
Title:
Physician assistants supervision.

Subject:
Allows
for supervision of multiple physician assistants by one physician.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Allows for
supervision of multiple physician assistants by one physician.

Provides that the board of medicine shall not deny an application to
supervise up to three physician assistants except for good cause specific to
the circumstances of the individual physician.

Allows for physicians to serve as back up or on call for multiple
physician assistants.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0144

ENROLLED ACT NO. 39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to physicians assistants; providing that a licensed physician may supervise more than one physician assistant; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 33
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26
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504(f) and by creating a new subsection (g) is amended to read:

33
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26
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504.

License required; application; qualifications; consideration of applications.

(f)

The board, with the concurrence of the advisory committee, shall approve an application by a licensed physician to supervise
a
physician
assistant
assistants
if the board is satisfied that
the
each
proposed physician assistant is a graduate of an approved program, has satisfactorily completed a certification examination and is fully qualified to assist in the practice of medicine under the responsible supervision of a licensed physician.
It shall be the policy of the board to allow at least three (3) physician assistants per physician and the board and the advisory committee shall not deny an application due to the number of physician assistants supervised up to at least three (3), except for good cause specific to the circumstances of that individual physician.

(g)

The board may allow arrangements for other physicians to serve as back up or on call physicians for multiple physician assistants.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk