House File 2096 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2096 BY GARRETT (COMPANION TO SSB 3053) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the supervision of physician assistants. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 5464YH (1) 84 jr/sc

H.F. 2096 Section 1. Section 148C.3, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. Rules shall be adopted by the board pursuant to this 3 chapter requiring a licensed physician assistant to be 4 supervised by physicians. The rules shall provide that not 5 more than two five physician assistants shall be supervised by 6 a physician at one time. The rules shall also provide that 7 a physician assistant shall notify the board of the identity 8 of the physician assistant’s supervising physician and of any 9 change in the status of the supervisory relationship. 10 EXPLANATION 11 Under current law, a physician assistant must work under 12 the supervision of a licensed physician, and a licensed 13 physician is allowed to supervise no more than two physician 14 assistants at one time. This bill allows a licensed physician 15 to supervise up to five physician assistants at one time. 16 -1- LSB 5464YH (1) 84 jr/sc 1/ 1