Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs

Senate Bill 156

Relating to: regulation of physician assistants and the authority of physician assistants to prescribe drugs and devices.

By Senators Moen, Breske, Rosenzweig, Buettner, Clausing and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Ourada, Urban, Bock, Hasenohrl, Powers, Dueholm, Ryba, Meyer, Black, Dobyns, Reynolds, Handrick, Owens, Kaufert, F. Lasee, Plouff, Hahn, Albers, Ott and Brandemuehl.

April 9, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

April 30, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Wirch, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Roessler.

Appearances for

· Dick Faust, WI Academy of Physician Assistants

· Lou Falligant, WI Academy of Physician Assistants

· Senator Rod Moen, 31st District

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· William Donaldson, Board on Aging and Long Term Care

· Ed Blume, Madison

Registrations against

· None.

April 30, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Wirch, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Roessler.

Moved by Senator Moore, seconded by Senator Rosenzweig, that Senate Bill 156

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Wirch, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Senator Roessler.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 0, Absent 1

Melissa White

Committee Clerk