Tag: physician assistants
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Legislature moving bills targeting fentanyl sales, shortening length of most opioid prescriptions to three days
The General Assembly is moving bills to increase penalties for the sale of fentanyl and put a three-day limit on prescriptions of other high-potency painkillers, in an effort to stem...
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Legislator, citing rural doctor shortages, files bill to give physician assistants authority to prescribe controlled substances
A Republican recently elected to the state House has filed legislation that would allow physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances, something they can do in every other state beginning in...
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Legislature’s many health bills include some with life-saving potential, better prevention, greater access and help for children
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News One paragraph in this story was incorrect and has been stricken. FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky legislators have all but ended their regular session without...
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New health-related laws deal with heroin, dating violence, end-of-life care, prescriptions, colon-cancer and newborn screening
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky General Assembly passed several health-related bills this session, including high-profile measures on heroin and dating violence. It did not...
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As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and several more could reach his desk in the legislative...
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Legislature eases physician assistant rules; nurse practitioners’ prescription power, Medicaid prompt-payment bills, others linger
By Molly Burchett and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly has joined other states in easing the restrictions on physician assistants’ medical practice, but has held up...
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Poll shows Kentucky health-care providers often fail to discuss HIV testing with patients
A new poll suggests that most Kentucky health-care providers follow guidelines for discussing HIV screening with their patients, despite the the importance of early treatment to prevent its progression to...
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Poll finds four out of five Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care
New poll figures indicate the majority of Kentuckians are comfortable seeing a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or mid-level clinician for their routine care, especially if they have been treated by...
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Physician assistants and some doctors urge lawmakers to pass bill that could ease provider shortage in rural Kentucky
Doctors and more than 150 physician-assistant students urged lawmakers Tuesday to pass a bill they stated involves dropping only one requirement in the law and could ease a physician shortage in...