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1) Comprehensive Health Care Reform (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HX-4600.1.8

2) Maintaining Professional Flexibility: The Case Against Accreditation of Postgraduate PA Programs (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HP-3200.4.1

3) Entitlement Funding for Physician Assistant Education (Adopted 1994 and reaffirmed 2007)
Cited at HP-3200.5.1

4) Guidelines for Amending Hospital Staff Bylaws (Adopted 1987, amended 1993, 2003, and 2007)
Cited at HP-3500.3.3

5) Guidelines for State Regulation of Physician Assistants (Adopted 1988, amended 1993, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, and 2009)
Cited at HP-3500.3.4

6) Guidelines for the Physician Assistant Serving as an Expert Witness (Adopted 1977, amended 1987, 1991, and 2001, reaffirmed 2004 and 2009)
Cited at HP-3700.1.5

7) HIV Prevention (Adopted 2003 and amended 2008)
Cited at HX-4200.2.4

8) HIV-Positive Health Care Workers (Adopted 2003 and reaffirmed 2008)
Cited at HP-3900.1.4

9) Immunizations in Children and Adults (Adopted 1994, amended 2004 and 2006)
Cited at HP-3300.1.14

10) Physician Assistants as Medical Review Officers (Adopted 1991, amended 2004, reaffirmed 2009)
Cited at HP-3500.3.2

11) Physician Assistant Impairment (Adopted 1990, reaffirmed 2004, amended 1992 and 2009)
Cited at HP-3700.1.3

12) Physician Assistants - Roles in Health Promotion and Disease (Adopted 1994, amended 2004 and 2009)Cited at HP-3300.1.3

13) Physician Assistants as Medicaid Managed Care Providers (Adopted 1996, reaffirmed 2004, amended 1997 and 2009)
Cited at HP-3400.2.3

14) Professional Competence (Adopted 1996 and amended 2005)
Cited at HP-3700.4.2

15) The Physician Assistant in Disaster Response: Core Guidelines (Adopted 2006)
Cited at HX-4600.4.8

16) End-of-Life Decision Making (Adopted 1997, reaffirmed 2004, amended 2009)
Cited at HP-3700.1.4

17) Rural Health Clinics (Adopted 1997, amended 2004 and 2009)
Cited at HX-4600.2.2

18) Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Adopted 1999, reaffirmed 2004, amended 2005 and 2009)
Cited at HP-3300.1.13

19) Guidelines for Ethical Conduct for the Physician Assistant Profession (Adopted 2000, amended 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008)
Cited at Article III, Section 1; Article X, Sections 3 and 4; HA-2300.2.6, and HP-3700.1.2

20) Flexibility as a Hallmark of the PA Profession: The Case Against Specialty Certification (Adopted 2002 and reaffirmed 2007)
Cited at HP-3200.4.2

21) Use of Medical Interpreters for Patients with Limited English Proficiency (Adopted 2003 and reaffirmed 2008)
Cited at HP-3300.2.8

22) Antimicrobial Resistance (Adopted 1999, reaffirmed 2004, amended 2009)
Cited at HP-3300.1.12.2

23) Genetic Testing in Clinical Practice (Adopted 2001, reaffirmed 2004, amended 2006)
Cited at HP-3300.1.5

24) Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research (Adopted 2002 and reaffirmed 2007)
Cited at HX-4500.2

25) Developing a Culture of Leadership Excellence in the AAPA (Adopted 2003 and reaffirmed 2008)
Cited at HA-2500.4.2

26) Second and Co-Parent Adoption: Improving Children's Access to Health Care (Adopted 2004 and reaffirmed 2009)
Cited at HX-4600.1.7

27) Licensure Eligibility for Physician Assistants Trained Abroad (Adopted 2004 and amended 2009)
Cited at HP-3700.3.2

28) Direct to Consumer Advertising (Adopted 2004 and amended 2009)
Cited at HP-3300.2.6

29) Affirmative Action in Physician Assistant Education (Adopted 2004 and reaffirmed 2009)
Cited at HP-3200.6.2

30) Guidelines for Privileging Physician Assistants (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HP-3500.3.5

31) Global Epidemic HIV/AIDS (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HX-4200.2.2

32) Scientific Integrity and Public Policy (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HX-4500.5

33) Quality Incentive Programs (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HX-4700.2

34) Competencies for the Physician Assistant Profession (Adopted 2005)
Cited at HP-3700.4.3

35) Health Literacy (Adopted 2006)
Cited at HP-3300.1.7.1

36) The Role of In-Store or Retail Health Clinics (Adopted 2007)
Cited at HX-4700.4.0

37) False or Deceptive Health Care Advertising (Adopted 2007)
Cited at HP-3700.1.6

38) Acknowledging and Apologizing for Adverse Outcomes (Adopted 2007)
Cited at HP-3800.2.2

39) Routine Vaccination for Human Papilloma Virus (Adopted 2008)
Cited at HX-4200.1.10

 
 
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