SB 374: Prescribing Authority

GENERAL BILL by Trumbull

Prescribing Authority; Deleting the requirement that a supervising physician notify the Department of Health in writing of any delegation of prescribing authority to a physician assistant; deleting the requirement that a supervising physician’s name be included in the prescription issued by a physician assistant; revising requirements for the drug formulary for physician assistants; revising the drug formulary requirements for advanced practice registered nurses authorized to prescribe medications, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 11/4/2025 01:46 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 683 by Partington Performance of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Last Action: 12/16/2025 H Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee	Similar

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  458.347	Physician assistants.	Page 2 (pdf)
  459.022	Physician assistants.	Page 5 (pdf)
  464.012	Licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; fees; controlled substance prescribing.	Page 7 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/4/2025	S	• Filed
  11/17/2025	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules