Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 366 — Physician assistants.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Allows advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to issue written orders for home health services to a home health agency. Eliminates the requirements that a collaborative agreement between a collaborating physician and a physician assistant: (1) include all the tasks delegated to the physician assistant by the collaborating physician (instead requiring that the collaborative agreement include any limitations); and (2) specify the protocol to be followed by the physician assistant in prescribing a drug. Sets forth requirements of a collaborative agreement. Provides, as an exception to the requirement that a physician assistant may practice only subject to a collaboration agreement with a collaborating physician, that if a physician assistant practices in a licensed health care facility that has a credentialing process: (1) the physician assistant shall collaborate with and refer patients to appropriate members of the licensed health care facility's health care team; and (2) the responsibilities of the physician assistant and the degree of collaboration between the physician assistant and other members of the licensed health care facility's health care team shall be determined exclusively for purposes of the physician assistant's practice in the licensed health care facility by one or more persons in authority over the physician assistant. Provides that a physician assistant, without being delegated authority by a collaborating physician, may: (1) prescribe, dispense, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices; (2) plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen; and (3) prescribe and dispense schedule II-V substances and legend drugs. Allows a physician assistant to perform volunteer work regardless of the terms of or the existence of a collaboration agreement.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 196: yeas 46, nays 1

  4. Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A and Ziemke

  5. House sponsor: Representative Davisson

  6. Senator Rogers added as third author

  7. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  8. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  9. Senator Becker added as second author

  10. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

  12. Authored by Senator Leising

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Votes

SB 366 - Leising - 3rd Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25101
Unaffiliated 15002
Democrat 6000
Total 46103
% of votes cast 92%2%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Crane — Yea
Houchin — Yea
Kruse — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Lanane — Yea
Tallian — Yea
Boots — Yea
Melton — Yea
Breaux — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Brown — Yea
Perfect — Yea
Zay — Yea
Grooms — Yea
Mrvan — Not Voting
Young — Not Voting
Ford Jon — Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Not Voting
Scott Baldwin Republican Nay
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 366 do?
Allows advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to issue written orders for home health services to a home health agency. Eliminates the requirements that a collaborative agreement between a collaborating physician and a physician assistant: (1) include all the tasks delegated to the physician assistant by the collaborating physician (instead requiring that the collaborative agreement include any limitations); and (2) specify the protocol to be followed by the physician assistant in prescribing a drug. Sets forth requirements of a collaborative agreement. Provides, as an exception to the requirement that a physician assistant may practice only subject to a collaboration agreement with a collaborating physician, that if a physician assistant practices in a licensed health care facility that has a credentialing process: (1) the physician assistant shall collaborate with and refer patients to appropriate members of the licensed health care facility's health care team; and (2) the responsibilities of the physician assistant and the degree of collaboration between the physician assistant and other members of the licensed health care facility's health care team shall be determined exclusively for purposes of the physician assistant's practice in the licensed health care facility by one or more persons in authority over the physician assistant. Provides that a physician assistant, without being delegated authority by a collaborating physician, may: (1) prescribe, dispense, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices; (2) plan and initiate a therapeutic regimen; and (3) prescribe and dispense schedule II-V substances and legend drugs. Allows a physician assistant to perform volunteer work regardless of the terms of or the existence of a collaboration agreement.
Who sponsors SB 366?
SB 366 is sponsored by Jean Leising (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Ann Vermilion, Cindy Ziemke, and Davisson, J..
What is the current status of SB 366?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 366?
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