ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: HHS DP 9-0-0-0

HB 2774: medical assistants; training requirements

Sponsor:  Representative Grantham, LD 12

Caucus & COW

Overview

Outlines the standards for a training program that satisfies training requirements for medical assistants.

History

Under current law, medical assistants may take body fluid specimens and administer injections under the direct supervision of a doctor of medicine, physician assistant or nurse practitioner and may assist with other procedures as prescribed by the Arizona Medical Board. A medical assistant may perform without supervision billing, coding, verifying insurance, making patient appointments, scheduling, recording information in patient charts and taking and recording patient vital signs. The Board is responsible for prescribing training requirements for medical assistants (A.R.S. § 32-1456).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteSpecifies that training requirements for a medical assistant are satisfied by a training program that:

a)    Is designed and offered by a physician;

b)    Meets or exceeds the approved training program requirements specified in rule; and

c)    Verifies the entry-level competencies of a medical assistant as specified by rule. (Sec. 1)

2.    Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1)

 

 

 

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Initials IG/ML              Caucus & COW

 

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