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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 3223 By: Roberts (Dustin)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to professions and occupation s;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 521.3, which relates
to the Physician Assistant Act; prohibiting the
limiting of activities for certain employees; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 521.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 521.3 A. A physician assistant licensed in this state
or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction
or who is credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal
employer who is responding to a need for med ical care created by an
emergency or a state or local disaster may render such care that the
physician assistant is able to provide.
B. A physician assistant so responding who voluntarily and
gratuitously, and other than in the ordinary course of employme nt or
practice, renders emergency medical assistance shall not be liable
for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or
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omissions which may constitute ord inary negligence. The immun ity
granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions
constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence.
C. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act shall limit the
activities of a physician assistant employed or contr acted by the
federal government, including , but not limited to, the United States
Armed Forces, United States Public Health Service , United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Indian Health Service , in
the performance of his or her duties. Provided, any physician
assistant who is employed or contracted by the federal govern ment
shall be a licensed physician assistant in Oklahoma or any other
jurisdiction of the United States, or be credentialed as a physician
assistant by a federal agency. Any physician assistant who
practices outside of the federal system or a facility that is
contracted by the federal government shall be subject to the
Physician Assistant Act while practicing in a non federal system
facility.
SECTION 2. This act shall become ef fective November 1, 2022.
58-2-9437 LRB 01/03/22