Physician assistants supervision.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0621

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0244

Physician assistants supervision.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Craft, Martin and Millin and Senator(s) Hastert and Von Flatern

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to physicians assistants; specifying the number of physician assistants a licensed physician may supervise; 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) 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 physician assistants if the board is satisfied that 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)
four (4)
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)
four (4)
, except for good cause specific to the circumstances of that individual physician.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

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