October 25, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Edming,
Considine, Anderson, Dittrich, Doyle, Felzkowski, James, Krug, Kulp,
Mursau, Oldenburg, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sortwell, Spiros,
Summerfield, Tittl, Vruwink and Tauchen, cosponsored by Senators
Bernier, Kooyenga, Hansen, Tiffany, Schachtner and Bewley. Referred to
Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.

AB575,2,6 1An Act to repeal 15.407 (2), 50.01 (4p), 252.01 (5), 448.01 (6), 448.03 (1) (b),
2448.03 (3) (e), 448.04 (1) (f), 448.05 (5), 448.20, 448.21, 448.40 (2) (f), 448.695 (4)
3and 450.01 (15r); to renumber 448.038; to amend 15.08 (1m) (b), 16.417 (1)
4(e) 3m., 46.03 (44), 48.981 (2m) (b) 1., 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. a., 50.08 (2), 50.39 (3),
550.60 (1), 55.14 (8) (b), 69.01 (6g), 70.47 (8) (intro.), 97.67 (5m) (a) 3., 118.2925
6(1) (f), 146.38 (1) (b) 1., 146.81 (1) (d), 146.81 (1) (i), 146.81 (1) (j), 146.82 (3) (a),
7146.89 (1) (r) 1., 146.997 (1) (d) 5., 155.01 (7), 252.15 (1) (am), 252.15 (1) (ar) 1.,
8255.07 (1) (d), 255.07 (7), 257.01 (5) (a), 257.01 (5) (b), 343.16 (5) (a), 440.035
9(2m) (b), 440.035 (2m) (c) 1. (intro.), 448.015 (4) (am) 2., 448.02 (1), 448.03 (2)
10(a), 448.03 (2) (e), 448.03 (2) (k), 448.03 (5) (b), 448.035 (2) to (4), 448.037 (2) (a)
11(intro.) and (b) and (3), 448.62 (7), 450.01 (16) (hm) 3., 450.10 (3) (a) 5., 450.11
12(1), 450.11 (1g) (b), 450.11 (1i) (a) 1., 450.11 (1i) (b) 2. c., 450.11 (1i) (c) 2., 450.11
13(8) (b), 462.02 (2) (e), 462.04, 895.48 (1m) (a) (intro.), 961.01 (19) (a) and 971.14
14(4) (a); and to create 15.405 (4), 49.45 (9r) (a) 7. am., 69.18 (1) (ck), 146.81 (1)

1(hr), 146.997 (1) (d) 13m., 180.1901 (1m) (h), 450.10 (3) (a) 12., 450.11 (1i) (b) 2.
2cm., 450.11 (8) (f), chapter 461 and 990.01 (27s) of the statutes; relating to:
3regulation of physician assistants, creating a Physician Assistant Examining
4Board, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an
5exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority,
6and providing a penalty.

Under current law, PAs are defined as individuals who are licensed to provide
medical care with physician supervision and direction. The Medical Examining
Board licenses and regulates PAs as well as physicians and certain other professions.
The Medical Examining Board is composed of ten physicians and three public
members and is authorized to promulgate rules establishing licensing and practice
standards for PAs.

This bill transfers licensure and regulation of PAs to the newly created
Physician Assistant Examining Board. The new board is composed of seven PAs, one
member who may be either a physician or a PA, and one public member. In addition,
the bill makes various changes to the licensure, regulation, and practice of PAs,
including all of the following: