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Arizona Becomes Fourth State to Remove the Legal Tether Between PA, Physicians

Arizona is officially the fourth state to remove the legal tether between a PA and another healthcare provider. With the signing of H.B. 2043, PAs in the Grand Canyon State are now empowered to expand patient care through more modernized, team-based healthcare.

April 19, 2023

AAPA Joins United Front on Value-Based Medicare Reimbursement Proposal for Primary Care

AAPA’s CEO Lisa M. Gables, CPA stresses the need to change the structure of the healthcare delivery system by strengthening the primary care workforce to provide preventive care, chronic disease management, and help address skyrocketing mental health and substance use problems.

April 5, 2023

Updated Guides and Resources for PAs

In a rapidly changing healthcare environment, understanding PA billing and compliance is essential to maximizing the collection of appropriate reimbursement, demonstrating PA value, and avoiding regulatory and accrediting violations. The Essential Guide to PA Reimbursement and the Guide to PA Regulations and Compliance are updated every year and available to AAPA members (free of charge)!

April 4, 2023

New DEA Requirement for Registered Practitioners to Complete SUD, OUD Training to Take Effect June 27

As part of a large end-of-year spending agreement, Congress passed a law that requires all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners to meet a one-time, eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. The requirement takes effect on June 27, 2023.

April 3, 2023

AAPA Responds to Senate HELP Request for Healthcare Provider Input on Workforce Solutions

The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) underscored the need to reduce provider barriers that interfere with optimizing patient care in the organization's comments submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

March 22, 2023

Utah Governor Signs First PA Licensure Compact Bill into Law

Utah is leading the way as the first state to adopt the PA Licensure Compact! S.B.35, signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on March 14, addresses professional licensing issues across several industries and professions and, most notably, includes the PA Licensure Compact.

March 17, 2023

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Arizona Becomes Fourth State to Remove the Legal Tether Between PA, Physicians

AAPA Joins United Front on Value-Based Medicare Reimbursement Proposal for Primary Care

Updated Guides and Resources for PAs

New DEA Requirement for Registered Practitioners to Complete SUD, OUD Training to Take Effect June 27

AAPA Responds to Senate HELP Request for Healthcare Provider Input on Workforce Solutions

Utah Governor Signs First PA Licensure Compact Bill into Law

PA Act Modernization Bills Advance in Several States

Make a Commitment: Engage in AAPA Advocacy Opportunities

CAPA’s Legislation Passed by Colorado State Senate by Vote of 26-8

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