HB 392-EXPAND ADV. PRAC. REG. NURSE AUTHORITY
4:01:00 PM
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY announced that the final order of business
would be HOUSE BILL NO. 392, "An Act relating to advanced
practice registered nurses and physician assistants; and
relating to death certificates, do not resuscitate orders, and
life sustaining treatment."
4:01:23 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER moved to adopt Amendment 1 to HB 392,
labeled 32-LS1561\A.1, Ambrose, 3/30/22, which read as follows:
Page 1, line 1, following "nurses":
Insert "and physician assistants"
Page 1, lines 7 - 8:
Delete "or an attending advanced practice
registered nurse"
Insert ", an attending advanced practice
registered nurse, or an attending physician assistant"
Page 1, line 13:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse,
or the physician assistant"
Page 2, lines 2 - 3:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse,
or the physician assistant"
Page 2, lines 8 - 9:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse,
or the physician assistant"
Page 2, line 16, following "physician":
Insert "or physician assistant"
Page 2, lines 21 - 22:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 2, lines 24 - 25:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 2, line 26:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 3, line 1:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 3, lines 2 - 3:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse,
or the physician assistant"
Page 3, line 3:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse,
or the physician assistant"
Page 3, lines 8 - 9:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 3, lines 11 - 12:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 3, line 15:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 3, line 20:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 3, line 24:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant"
Page 3, line 27:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse,
or the physician assistant"
Page 4, lines 13 - 14:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 4, line 28:
Delete "or an advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", an advanced practice registered nurse,
or a physician assistant"
Page 5, line 1:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant"
Page 10, line 20, following "nurses,":
Insert ", physician assistants,"
Page 10, line 23:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant"
Page 18, line 24:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant"
Page 18, lines 28 - 29:
Delete "or advanced practice registered nurse"
Insert ", advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant"
Page 19, line 6:
Delete "a new paragraph"
Insert "new paragraphs"
Page 19, line 8, following "AS 08.68.850":
Insert ";
(39) "physician assistant" means an
individual licensed under AS 08.64.107"
Page 19, line 11:
Delete "or the advanced practice registered
nurse"
Insert ", the advanced practice registered nurse, or
the physician assistant"
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY objected for the purpose of discussion.
CO-CHAIR SNYDER explained that Amendment 1 would add physician
assistants to the legislation.
4:02:16 PM
CO-CHAIR ZULKOSKY removed her objection to the motion to adopt
Amendment 1. There being no further objection, Amendment 1 was
adopted.
4:02:25 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SNYDER moved to report HB 392, as amended, out of
committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying
fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 392 (HSS) was
reported out of the House Health and Social Services Standing
Committee.