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Panel reviews bill to let physician assistants certify emergency psychiatric evaluations, adds training requirement
Summary
Committee examined H573, which would expand who may certify an emergency psychiatric exam to include physician assistants (PAs) alongside physicians and APRNs, require DMH training for certifiers, and clarify hospital-designation language; backers said the change reflects current practice and could reduce ED bottlenecks.
Senate Health & Welfare discussed H573, a bill intended to clarify and update the statutory pathway for involuntary emergency psychiatric examinations and initial certifications.
Staff and presenters explained that under current statute a licensed physician must provide the certificate that, together with an application (or a court warrant), authorizes transport of a person for an emergency psychiatric exam. The bill replaces the term "certifying physician" with "health care…
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