CS/CS/HB 1275 Summary

• Increases the maximum number of physician assistants a physician may supervise from four to eight at any time, with an exception limiting supervision to four physician assistants at medical offices other than the physician's primary practice location.

• Allows physician assistants to prescribe or dispense medications delegated by supervising physicians, unless listed on a restricted formulary, with requirements including department notification, 10 continuing education hours, and prescriptions complying with state pharmacy law.

• Defines "nonablative aesthetic skin care services" and authorizes qualified physician assistants to perform these services (using intense pulsed light, lasers, radio frequency, ultrasound, injectables, and fillers) under physician supervision with specific education and training requirements or equivalent clinical experience.

• Requires physicians supervising physician assistants performing nonablative aesthetic skin care services to complete 24 hours of preapproved education and clinical training in this specialty to meet supervision qualifications.

• Revises physician assistant licensure application requirements to include fingerprints for applicants seeking initial licensure on or after January 1, 2015, and allows applicants to list course transcripts and pharmacotherapy descriptions when applying for prescribing authority; effective date July 1, 2014.