New Law Will Allow PAs in Penn. to Sign Death Certificates
On Friday, July 7, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf approved House Bill 424. The legislation amends the Pennsylvania Vital Statistics Law to allow PAs to sign death certificates.
July 26, 2017
Mittman Enhances PA Profession Through Leadership and Advocacy
Mittman has been a true trailblazer, creating opportunities for PAs to practice in the Air Force Reserves, to practice in the state of New Jersey, to join the New York State Society of PAs (NYSSPA), and to advocate for greater PA-NP collaboration, among other things.
July 24, 2017
American Academy of PAs Welcomes L. Gail Curtis as President and Chair
July 20, 2017 – L. Gail Curtis, MPAS, PA-C, assumed leadership of the American Academy of PAs on July 1. As president and chair of the Board of Directors, Curtis will lead the national professional organization which represents the interests of more than 115,500 PAs in the United States.
July 20, 2017
PAs for Puerto Rico and AAPA Meet with Puerto Rico’s New Congresswoman
Representatives from PAs for Puerto Rico and AAPA’s Advocacy team recently met with the office of Puerto Rico’s new Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon (designated as Resident Commissioner). They discussed Puerto Rico’s healthcare crisis and why authorizing PAs to practice on the island is part of the solution.
July 17, 2017
AAPA Board Takes Action on Recertification Issues
Decisions were made after a deliberative process that included a comprehensive review of the complex and time-intensive requirements to stand up a new organization, extensive feedback from members, and rigorous financial analysis.
June 30, 2017
A Winning Year for Texas PAs
PAs in Texas will see several favorable changes to their practice laws thanks to the enactment of legislative priorities advanced by the Texas Academy of PAs (TAPA).
June 29, 2017
Playing for the Team
PA Brooke Smith, a former WNBA player, traded in her basketball for a stethoscope.
June 27, 2017
Key Legislation Becomes Law in West Virginia
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed S.B. 1014 into law today. The new legislation, which becomes effective on September 7, 2017, allows PAs to work with “collaborating” rather than “supervising” physicians, expands PA prescriptive authority for Schedule III medications to 30 days from the current restriction of 72 hours, allows PAs to be reimbursed at the same rate as physicians and APRNs by prohibiting discrimination by insurance plans, adds an additional PA to the medical board, and authorizes PAs to sign an extensive list of forms that previously had to be signed by a physician, including death certificates.
June 20, 2017