FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1629

                                  C 113 L 88

BYRepresentatives Schoon, Braddock, Brooks, Moyer, Kremen, D. Sommers, Sprenkle, May and Miller

Changing the definition of physician's assistant.

House Committe on Health Care

Senate Committee on Health Care & Corrections

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

A physician assistant is a registered health care practitioner who assists the sponsoring physician in the practice of medicine while under the physician's supervision and control.  Physician assistants may be graduates of foreign medical schools or colleges.

SUMMARY:

Foreign medical school graduates will not be eligible for registration as physician assistants after July 1, 1989.  Persons applying before that date may be foreign medical school graduates if they have not committed unprofessional conduct or violated rules of the State Board of Medical Examiners.  The board is required to adopt rules for registration including approval of training and receipt of school transcripts.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 96   1

      Senate    48     0(Senate amended)

      House 92   0(House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988