MO HB2749

Licensed hospitals may perform administrative duties for collaborative practice arrangements between physicians and physician assistants for services delivered in that hospital, provided the hospital identifies the collaborating physician(s) and establishes practice parameters

A single collaborative practice arrangement may include multiple physicians and multiple physician assistants when a hospital agrees to handle the administrative duties

When a hospital performs administrative duties for a collaborative practice arrangement, the hospital (rather than the physician) must report required information to the state board of registration for the healing arts

Physician assistants may prescribe Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances, plus Schedule II hydrocodone, with Schedule III narcotics and Schedule II hydrocodone limited to a 120-hour supply without refill

Collaborating physicians remain responsible for oversight of physician assistant activities and cannot supervise more than six full-time equivalent physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, or assistant physicians combined (with exceptions for hospital inpatient care)