Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 174

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

By Representatives Ourada, Underheim, Handrick, Meyer, Brandemuehl, Urban, Notestein, Duff, Vander Loop, F. Lasee, Dobyns, Carpenter, Gronemus, Goetsch, Huber, Springer, Sykora, Albers, Plouff, J. Lehman, Seratti, Owens, Gard, Hahn, Ladwig, Kaufert, Wieckert, Freese, Hasenohrl, Black, Gunderson, Ott, Olsen, Dueholm and Zukowski; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Rude, Breske, Clausing, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Welch and Jauch.

March 11, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.

April 1, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Lazich, Handrick, Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave, and Wasserman.

Absent: (1) Representative Walker (excused)

Appearances for

· Representative Tom Ourada, 35th Assembly District

· Dick Faust, WI Academy of Physician Assistants

· Lou Falligant, WI Academy of Physician Assistants

· David J. Ebert, PA Advisory Council MEB

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· Secretary Marlene Cummings, Dept. of Regulation and Licensing

Registrations for

· Senator Robert T. Welch, 14th Senate District

· Representative Robert Dueholm, 28th Assembly District

· Rebecca Lehman, Women's Health Specialists

· Michael Eaton, Aurora Health Care

· David Koshkey, Medford Clinic

· Lisa Cervantes, self, Middleton, WI

· Julie Settle, self, Appleton, WI

· Gloria Nachreiner, self, Lyndon Station

· Grant Huber, self, Madison, WI

Registrations against

· None

April 15, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Absent: (1) Representative Carpenter.

Moved by Representative Bock, seconded by Representative Olsen, that Assembly Amendment 1 to AB 174

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (15) Representative Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Carpenter.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Bock, seconded by Representative Olsen, that Assembly Bill 174

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Carpenter.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1

Sandra Lonergan

Committee Clerk