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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3223 By: Roberts (Dustin) of the
House
and
Rosino of the Senate
An Act relating to professions and occupations;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 521.3, which relates
to the Physician Assistant Act; limiting scope of act
with respect to certain physician assistants;
imposing requirements on physician assistants;
providing for applicability of Physician Assistant
Act based upon performance of certain services;
defining term; 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 a ny 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
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 assistance shall not be liable
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for civil damages for any personal injuries that re sult 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, w illful or wanton negligence.
C. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act shall limit the
activities of a physician assistant in the perform ance of his or her
duties if the physician assistant is employed by or under cont ract
with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or if the
physician assistant is employed by, under contract with, o r
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 physician assistant by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the app licable
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 con tract 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
commission. As used in this subsection, "uniformed services" shall
have the same meaning as provided by Tit le 10 of the United States
Code.
SECTION 2. This act shall become ef fective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate