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Committee sends HB 327 to the floor to clarify oversight of medical assistants by advanced practitioners
Summary
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 327 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Sponsor Representative Healy said the bill updates state statute so advanced practice registered nurses can formally oversee medical assistants in clinics, reflecting changes in modern clinical practice.
Representative Healy, sponsor of House Bill 327, presented the bill and asked the committee to send it to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Healy described the measure as a cleanup to reflect current clinical practice: advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) now practice with full autonomy in many settings, but the existing statute historically tied medical assistants to supervision by medical doctors or physician…
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