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Committee advances bill allowing nurses to delegate tasks to certified medical assistants in clinics
Summary
House Bill 327 would explicitly allow nurses licensed under the nursing chapter to delegate nonclinical-judgment tasks to formally trained, certified medical assistants. The Senate Health Committee sent the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after testimony and questions about scope and definitions.
The Senate Health Committee voted to send House Bill 327 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after Representative Healy said the bill clarifies that nurses may delegate certain tasks to certified medical assistants in provider offices.
Representative Healy, who sponsored the bill, said medical assistants historically were supervised by physicians and that current practice increasingly places advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in lead roles at clinics. “This bill simply puts it into code that a nurse can oversee a medical assistant in this setting,” she said, adding that the change helps “everyday process,…
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