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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3223 By: Roberts (Dustin) of the
House
and
Rosino of the Senate
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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. jurisdict ion
or who is credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal
employer who is responding to a need for medical care created by an
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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 employment or
practice, renders emergency medical as sistance shall not be liable
for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or
omissions which may constitute ord inary negligence. The immu nity
granted by this section shall not apply to acts or om issions
constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence.
C. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act shall limit the
activities of a physician assistant in the perform ance of their
duties if the physician assistant is employed by or under cont ract
with the United States Department of Veterans A ffairs or if the
physician assistant is employed by, under contract with, or
commissioned by one of the uniformed services; prov ided, the
physician assistant m ust be currently licensed in this state or an y
other state or currently credentialed as a physici an assistant by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the applicable
uniformed service. Any physician assistant w ho is employed by or
under contract with the United States Department of Vet erans Affairs
or is employed by, under contract with , or commissioned by one of
the uniformed services and practices outside of such employment,
contract, or commission shall be su bject to the Physician Assistan t
Act while practicing outside of such employ ment, contract, or
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commission. As used in this subs ection, "uniformed services" shall
have the same meaning as provided by Title 10 of the U nited States
Code.
SECTION 2. This act shall become ef fective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, dated
03/02/2022 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.