BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5411: Physician assistants

Concerning physician assistants.

Summary

Consolidates the regulation of physician assistants and osteopathic physician assistants under the Medical Quality Assurance Commission.
Allows physician assistants to enter into a practice agreement with one or more participating physicians.
Allows physician assistants to practice pursuant to the practice agreement without supervision from a physician.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5411), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to physician assistants;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5411 (2021–22) Northern spotted owl forests · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5411 (2017–18) Eye care · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5411 (2015–16) Wheeled all-terrain vehicles · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5411 (2013–14) Port commissioner terms · Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2013
SB 5411 (2011–12) Fiscal note instructions · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5411 (2009–10) Driving records abstracts · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House