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Introduced
01/24/2025
01/24/2025
In Committee
03/13/2026
03/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices without delegation of authority by a physician. Provides that a physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement. Provides that a physician assistant who files with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of continuing education or training and at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience after first attaining national certification shall not require a written collaborative agreement to practice. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; physician assistant title; collaboration requirements; written collaborative agreements, prescriptive authority, and physician assistants in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers; inactive status; limitations; and grounds for disciplinary action. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to make corresponding changes.
AI Summary
This bill significantly expands the practice authority for physician assistants (PAs) in Illinois by allowing them to practice with greater autonomy and prescriptive powers. The bill eliminates the requirement for physician assistants to have a written collaborative agreement with a physician after meeting certain experience and education requirements. Specifically, a physician assistant who files a notarized attestation showing at least 250 hours of continuing education and 2,000 hours of clinical experience after obtaining national certification can practice without a collaborative agreement. The bill grants PAs full prescriptive authority, including the ability to prescribe Schedule II through V controlled substances, without needing delegation from a physician. PAs can now prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices independently, and they must obtain a mid-level practitioner controlled substances license to prescribe controlled substances. The scope of practice for physician assistants now includes comprehensive medical services such as conducting physical exams, diagnosing and treating medical conditions, ordering diagnostic studies, and assisting in surgery, while still prohibiting them from performing operative surgery. This legislation represents a significant expansion of physician assistants' professional capabilities in Illinois, removing many previous collaborative and prescriptive restrictions.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (15)
Javier Cervantes (D)*,
Mary Edly-Allen (D),
Paul Faraci (D),
Sara Feigenholtz (D),
Graciela Guzmán (D),
Mattie Hunter (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Dave Koehler (D),
Robert Peters (D),
Mike Porfirio (D),
Mike Simmons (D),
Doris Turner (D),
Celina Villanueva (D),
Ram Villivalam (D),
Mark Walker (D),
Last Action
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (on 03/13/2026)
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