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SB3421 - 104th General Assembly

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PRACTICE
Last Action
2/17/2026 - Senate: Assigned to Licensed Activities
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 95/4from Ch. 111, par. 4604
225 ILCS 95/6from Ch. 111, par. 4606
225 ILCS 95/7from Ch. 111, par. 4607
225 ILCS 95/7.5
225 ILCS 95/7.7
225 ILCS 95/7.8 new
225 ILCS 95/7.9 new
225 ILCS 95/20from Ch. 111, par. 4620
225 ILCS 95/21from Ch. 111, par. 4621
720 ILCS 570/102from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1102
720 ILCS 570/303.05
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, order, administer, and procure drugs and medical devices without delegation of authority by a physician. Provides that a physician assistant may practice without a written collaborative agreement. Provides that a physician assistant who files with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation a notarized attestation of completion of at least 250 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 or equivalent continuing medical education or training and at least 2,000 hours of clinical experience in the specific field in which the physician assistant intends to practice after first attaining national certification shall not require a written collaborative agreement to practice. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; physician assistant title; collaboration requirements; written collaborative agreements, prescriptive authority, and physician assistants in hospitals, hospital affiliates, or ambulatory surgical treatment centers; inactive status; limitations; and grounds for disciplinary action. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to make corresponding changes.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/04/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2/04/2026 Senate First Reading
2/04/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/06/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2/09/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2/11/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
2/17/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2/17/2026 Senate Assigned to Licensed Activities
2/18/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2/18/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2/20/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2/20/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
2/24/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
2/25/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2/25/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva