TN HB2044

Authorizes physician assistants to delegate tasks to certified medical assistants when the physician assistant is working under a collaborative agreement with a licensed physician

Expands recognized certifying bodies for medical assistants to include American Medical Technologists (AMT), American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), National Healthcareer Association (NHA), and National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP)

Specifies medications certified medical assistants may administer under delegation, including intramuscular/subcutaneous injections, vaccines, oral medications, topical medications, and limited anesthetic agents (transdermal, subcutaneous to trunk/extremities, transmucosal)

Prohibits certified medical assistants from administering inhaled anesthesia gases, most anesthetic agents, and aesthetic medications such as botulinum toxin, fillers, or chemical peels

Requires the Board of Physician's Assistants to promulgate rules governing delegation of vaccine administration and other tasks from physician assistants to certified medical assistants