BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5181

SB 5181: Medical assistants

Concerning medical assistants.

Summary

Allows an applicant applying for certification as a medical assistant-phlebotomist or a medical assistant-hemodialysis technician to work for 180 days after the applicant's application has been filed.
Expands the authorized duties for medical assistant-registered to include using electrocardiography for diagnostic testing and administering certain medications for intramuscular injections.
Amends the supervision level required from "physically present and immediately available in the facility" to "immediately available" supervision for medical assistants during certain procedures involving administering vaccines, and obtaining specimens for or performing diagnostic testing.
Amends the supervision level required from "direct visual" to "immediate" supervision for medical assistant-certified performing intravenous injections and medical assistant-registered performing intramuscular injections.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5181), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to medical assistants;

No recorded floor votes.

Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5181)
Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 10, 2023Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5181)
Mar 10, 2023Senate Rules "X" file.
Feb 1, 2023Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5181)
Feb 1, 2023Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 20, 2023Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5181)
Jan 20, 2023Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 19, 2023HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5181)
Jan 19, 2023HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 9, 2023First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
Jan 5, 2023Prefiled for introduction.

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

SB 5181 (2025–26) Parents rights in education · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5181 (2021–22) Low-income school districts · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5181 (2019–20) Invol. treatment procedures · Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2019
SB 5181 (2017–18) Long-term care/monitoring · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5181 (2015–16) State fire service/disasters · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5181 (2013–14) Flame retardants · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5181 (2011–12) State debt statutory limit · Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session
SB 5181 (2009–10) Local toxics control account · Did not pass · died in committee