Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Senate Bill 184

Relating to: regulation of physician assistants, creating a Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Bernier, Ballweg, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Jacque, Kooyenga, Pfaff, Ringhand, Stafsholt, Smith, Testin and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Gundrum, Hong, James, Kerkman, Krug, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Ramthun, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tittl, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink and Spreitzer.

March 09, 2021           Referred to Committee on Health

March 17, 2021           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      PA Tara Streit

·      Roger Lovelace - Wisconsin Academy Of Physician Assistants

·      Eric Elliot - Wisconsin Academy Of PAs

·      Senator Kathy Bernier

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Nancy VanderMeer - 70th AD

·      Connie Schulze - UW Health

·      SVP Government Relations Kyle OBrien - WHA

·      Forbes McIntosh - Oneida Nation

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 19, 2021           Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot

Present:       (5)        Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Testin that Senate Bill 184 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Heather Smith

Committee Clerk