Legislature(2023 - 2024)
2024-04-24 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2024-04-24 Senate Journal Page 2298 SB 115 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 115(HSS) "An Act relating to physician assistants; relating to physicians; and relating to health care insurance policies" was read the third time. 2024-04-24 Senate Journal Page 2299 Senator Tobin moved the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senators Tobin, Kiehl offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 11: Delete "and" Insert "[AND]" Page 1, line 12, following "physician": Insert "; and (5) hours of practice experience, if any, that a physician assistant must complete under a collaborative agreement to practice in a practice area that is substantively different than the physician assistant's previous practice areas; the board may not require that a physician assistant complete more than 4,000 hours under this paragraph, in addition to the hours required under (c) of this section, to practice in a new practice area without a collaborative agreement" Page 2, line 28: Delete "A" Insert "Unless additional hours are required by the board to practice in a new practice area under (a)(5) of this section, a" Page 3, lines 2 - 4: Delete "with at least one collaborating physician during work hours in person or by telephone or another telecommunications device" Insert "during work hours, in person or by telephone or another telecommunications device, with one or more collaborating physicians who, collectively, practice in each of the physician assistant's practice areas" Page 3, line 15: Delete "and" 2024-04-24 Senate Journal Page 2300 Page 3, line 17, following "assistant": Insert "; and (7) describe the physician assistant's practice areas and the collaborating physicians who practice in those areas" Senator Tobin moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 115(HSS) Second Reading Amendment No. 1? YEAS: 17 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski Nays: Giessel, Myers, Wilson and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 115(HSS) am was automatically in third reading. Senator Kawasaki moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. Objections were heard and Senator Kawasaki was required to vote. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 115(HSS) am "An Act relating to physician assistants; relating to physicians; and relating to health care insurance policies" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2024-04-24 Senate Journal Page 2301 CSSB 115(HSS) am Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 19 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bishop, Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hughes, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Wilson Nays: Hoffman and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 115(HSS) am passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.