Changes Ahead in PA and Physician Recertification
Recent and upcoming developments portend significant changes ahead in recertification. Here’s a summary of what’s coming.
June 7, 2018
New Law Expands Loan Repayment and Scholarship Opportunities for Oklahoma PAs
Oklahoma PAs are celebrating increased access to loan repayment and scholarship programs administered by the state’s Physician Manpower Training Commission, thanks to the enactment of a new law H.B. 2987.
June 7, 2018
Louisiana Enacts Improvements to PA Practice Laws
Louisiana PAs are celebrating the enactment of a new law which removes an outdated requirement for prescriptive authority and increases the number of PAs with whom a physician may practice. Act 475 was signed on May 23, and becomes effective on August 1.
June 5, 2018
Kansas Enacts PA-Positive Telemedicine Law
Kansas patients who receive healthcare services from PAs via telemedicine will now be assured that these services will be covered by insurers due to the recent enactment of H.B. 2028.
May 31, 2018
NC Chapter Builds Relationships with Legislators, PA Programs
In 2016, the North Carolina Academy of PAs hosted a PA Day event at the North Carolina Legislature and quickly realized that most legislators lacked a deep understanding of the PA profession. Concerned by their discovery, NCAPA designed a plan to develop better relationships with lawmakers and help them understand more about the PA profession.
May 25, 2018
Illinois Chapter Renews Practice Law and Removes Barriers to Care
In 2015, PAs in Illinois were facing major challenges. The profession was losing ground in the marketplace and would soon face the sunset of the law authorizing PA practice in the entire state. Concerned about the direction that their profession was heading, the Illinois Academy of PAs decided to undertake a major overhaul of their organization and advocacy efforts.
May 23, 2018
PAs Vote to Investigate Changing Their Professional Title
At the annual conference of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), members of its House of Delegates voted to investigate the feasibility of changing the PA (physician assistant) title, along with potential alternatives that better reflect modern PA practice.
May 22, 2018
DC Board of Medicine Removes Unnecessary Barrier to PA Practice
The District of Columbia’s (D.C.) Board of Medicine (BoMed) recently modernized and streamlined PA practice. In a post on its website, BoMed announced that it will no longer issue letters “approving” delegation agreements. Effective immediately, receipt of delegation agreements will simply be confirmed via email.
May 22, 2018
AAPA’s Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management Announces Employers of Excellence
The American Academy of PAs’ (AAPA) Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management (CHLM) announced the inaugural winners of the Employer of Excellence Awards during AAPA Conference 2018 in New Orleans.
May 21, 2018