HB2025 Summary

• Medical assistants may place and remove urinary catheters under general supervision of physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, or physician assistants instead of requiring direct supervision.

• "General supervision" is defined as overall direction and control by a supervising healthcare provider, but the provider's physical presence is not required during the procedure.

• Expanded the scope of supervising professionals for urinary catheter procedures to include clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse midwives, in addition to physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

• Maintains existing requirements that medical assistants perform other medical procedures under direct supervision and establishes board rules for training and competency verification.