The bill would allow physician assistants to provide basic care without physician supervision. It would require physician assistants with 6,000 hours of clinical practice in the field of their education to operate without physician supervision.
The proposal is cosponsored by fellow Rep. John Gillette and Sen. Eva Burch.
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