Bill Sponsors: IL HB4637 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices without delegation of authority by a physician. Provides that a physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement. Provides that a physician assistant who files with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education or training and at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification shall not require a written collaborative agreement. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; physician assistant title; collaboration requirements; written collaborative agreements, prescriptive authority, and physician assistants in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers; inactive status; limitations; and grounds for disciplinary action. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to make corresponding changes.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4637 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4637 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Fred Crespo [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-044 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Randy Frese [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-099 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative LaShawn Ford [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-008 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jaime Andrade [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-040 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Yolanda Morris [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-009 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |