Bill > H1275

This bill modifies regulations concerning physician assistants (PAs) in Florida by increasing the number of PAs a physician can supervise from four to eight, with an exception allowing supervision of up to four PAs in locations other than the physician's primary practice. It also revises the requirements for PAs to prescribe or dispense medication, allowing for electronic prescriptions and requiring PAs to certify continuing education hours in their specialty practice upon license renewal, rather than filing an affidavit. Furthermore, the bill permits PAs who complete specific education and training to perform nonablative aesthetic skin care services, such as those using lasers or injectables, under physician supervision, and requires supervising physicians to complete a set number of training hours to qualify for supervising PAs in these aesthetic procedures. Additionally, the bill updates application and renewal requirements for PA licensure, including the removal of a requirement for letters of recommendation and the addition of fingerprinting for initial licensure after a certain date, and clarifies the process for reporting changes in a designated supervising physician.