IL SB0271

Allows physician assistants to prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices, including Schedule II-V controlled substances, without requiring delegation of authority from a physician

Eliminates the mandatory written collaborative agreement requirement for physician assistants who file a notarized attestation documenting completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education/training and at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience after obtaining national certification

Permits physician assistants practicing in hospitals, hospital affiliates, federally qualified health centers, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers to practice without a written collaborative agreement and prescribe controlled substances through clinical privileges granted by the facility

Expands the definition of "physician assistant practice" to include comprehensive health histories, physical examinations, diagnosing and treating patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, prescribing medications, and assisting in surgery

Removes requirements that physician assistants practice only within the specialty of a collaborating physician and eliminates provisions requiring collaborating physicians to file notices of collaboration or delegation of prescriptive authority with the Department