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IN HB1259
Bill
Status
1/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
Steven Davisson
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AI Summary
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Replaces the term "supervising physician" with "collaborating physician" throughout Indiana Code governing physician assistants, effective July 1, 2019
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Removes the requirement that physicians can supervise no more than 4 physician assistants simultaneously
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Eliminates the requirement for physician assistants to complete 30 contact hours in pharmacology before prescribing drugs and removes the 1,800-hour practice requirement before prescribing controlled substances
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Removes the 30-day supply limit on controlled substance prescriptions written by physician assistants
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Modifies chart review requirements so that after a PA's first year, the collaborating physician determines what percentage of charts to review based on the practice setting and PA's experience level, rather than following fixed percentages
Legislative Description
Physician assistants. Changes the role of a supervising physician to that of a collaborating physician. Makes conforming changes.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
1/10/2019