Delaware House Bill 349 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 2 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-08-02 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill mandates that a physician must ensure that all offices of a practice are properly managed by visiting each office at least once a month. This bill updates the Subchapter of the Medical Practice Act relating to physician assistants. The Regulatory Council of Physician Assistants will: propose rules and regulations in accordance within the Administrative Procedures Act; evaluate applications for licensing as a physician assistant; and will make disciplinary recommendations. The bill also requires a written agreement identifying the physician assistant’s role. The bill provides for a limitation on a physician assistant’s liability in rendering care during a disaster or emergency. Finally, the bill provides a process for placing a physician assistant’s license on inactive status and re-activating a license.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Professions And Occupations And The Medical Practice Act.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]
Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]
Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]

2012-06-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-19 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-02		Signed by Governor
2012-06-28		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 17 YES 4 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-28		Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2012-06-19		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-19		Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2012-06-12		Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2012-06-06		Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2012-05-17		Re-Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2012-05-15		Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/9cd34d15ad9ea9e4852579f90067bc09?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+349/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+349/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/e347ca2bf775730785257a22007541e6?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/33ccb7f2fd62381b85257a2b0072d738?OpenDocument