On page 1, line 15, of the Introduced bill, delete " has" and insert " does"
On page 1, line 15, of the Introduced bill, delete " met the required one thousand forty" and insert " have two thousand eighty"
On page 1, line 15, of the Introduced bill, delete " in § 36-4A-8 " and insert
On page 1, line 16, of the Introduced bill, delete ", or" and insert a semicolon
On page 1, line 17, of the Introduced bill, delete " four" and insert " ten"
On page 1, line 17, of the Introduced bill, after "hours" insert " in that specialty; or as otherwise provided by this section"
On page 2, line 2, of the Introduced bill, after "request." insert "
Upon completion of two thousand eighty practice hours, a physician assistant may practice in the primary care areas of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, geriatrics, and acute care without a collaborative agreement.
Upon completion of two thousand eighty practice hours, a physician assistant may work in a rural health emergency department without a collaborative agreement.
A physician assistant, practicing in an area outside the primary care areas of family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and acute care, must enter into a collaborative agreement with the physician assistant's employing health care facility, rather than with a physician or another physician assistant, for so long as the physician assistant is working in those practice areas. The degree of collaboration found within the collaborative agreement with the employing health care facility must be determined at the practice level by the employing health care facility, group, hospital service, and the credentialing and privileging systems of the employing health care facility. The collaborative agreement must be kept on file at the practice site and be provided to the board upon request. "
On page 2, line 25, of the Introduced bill, delete " a" and insert " the"
On page 2, line 25, of the Introduced bill, delete " of one thousand forty" and insert " number of"
On page 2, line 25, of the Introduced bill, after "hours " insert "required by § 36-4A-1. 1 "
On page 4, line 10, of the Introduced bill, delete " and" and insert a comma
On page 4, line 10, of the Introduced bill, after "referral" insert ", and continuing care"
On page 4, line 29, of the Introduced bill, after "appropriate." insert " A physician assistant may not engage in independent surgical services."
On page 5, line 27, of the Introduced bill, delete " four" and insert " ten"
On page 6, line 31, of the Introduced bill, after "medical" delete " or surgical"
On page 7, line 5, of the Introduced bill, after "assistant" insert " with at least two thousand eighty practice hours"
On page 7, line 6, of the Introduced bill, delete " one thousand forty" and insert " two thousand eighty"
On page 7, line 7, of the Introduced bill, delete " one thousand forty" and insert " two thousand eighty practice"
On page 7, line 8, of the Introduced bill, delete " four" and insert " ten"
On page 7, line 12, of the Introduced bill, after "practice," insert " a charitable organization,"
On page 7, line 13, of the Introduced bill, after "chapter" insert " or approved by the board"
On page 7, line 13, of the Introduced bill, after "chapter." insert " The physician assistant shall comply with all privileging and credentialing systems at the facility at which the physician assistant practices."