85R3749 JCG-F     By: Buckingham S.B. No. 2194       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to physician assistant services performed as volunteer   care.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 204.2045, Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 204.2045.  VOLUNTEER CARE AND SERVICES PERFORMED DURING   DISASTER. (a) The supervision and delegation requirements of this   chapter and Subtitle B do not apply to medical tasks performed by a   physician assistant:                (1)  during a disaster under the state emergency   management plan adopted under Section 418.042, Government Code;                (2)  during [, or] a disaster declared by the governor   or United States government; or                (3)  as a volunteer for a charitable organization or at   a public or private event, including a religious event, sporting   event, community event, or health fair.          (a-1)  This section does not apply to medical tasks performed   by a physician assistant for compensation or other remuneration.          (b)  A physician assistant performing medical tasks under   this section:                (1)  is entitled to the immunity from liability   provided by Section 74.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and                (2)  is acting within the scope of the physician   assistant's license for purposes of immunity under Section   84.004(c), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.          (c)  A physician assistant may perform tasks described by   this section:                (1)  under the supervision of any physician who is also   performing volunteer work in the disaster, for the charitable   organization, or at the public or private event; or                (2)  without the supervision of a physician, if a   physician is not available to provide supervision.          (d)  A physician assistant employed by the United States   government or licensed in another state may perform medical tasks   in this state in circumstances described by Subsection (a) without   holding a license in this state.          SECTION 2.  Section 204.2045, Occupations Code, as amended   by this Act, applies only to services performed on or after the   effective date of this Act. Services performed before that date are   governed by the law in effect on the date the services were   performed, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.