Bill: HB 1978, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
House Public Health
2nd Chamber Committee
Senate Health & Human Services
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Yes |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Positive |
Positive |
Author(s)
J.D. Sheffield
Sponsor(s)
Dawn Buckingham
Bill Caption
Relating to physician assistant services performed as volunteer care.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
This bill would make physician’s assistants immune from liability when performing as a volunteer for a charitable organization at a public or private event or during a natural disaster and allow them to work regardless of supervision and delegation requirements that normally apply under the section.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill encourages individual liberty and furthers limited government by giving physician's assistants immunity when they are performing volunteer work for a charitable organization. This will likely encourage more PAs to do charitable work since they would be protected from being held liable under the section. For this reason, we support this bill.
