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State Map – Six Key Elements
How your state measures up to the Six Key Elements of a modern PA practice act.
Advocacy News
Utah PA Shares Experience Facing Outdated Laws and Red Tape
After Utah PA Wade Anderson’s supervising physician died from COVID-19, outdated state laws left him unable to care for his patients, as the Utah Academy of PAs works to advance PA modernization legislation.
February 26, 2021
PAs Secure Strengthened PA Practice and Expanded Patient CARE Under Medicare in 2020
Given the significant impact of COVID-19, most of Congress’ attention in 2020 was paid to pandemic response and relief efforts. AAPA lobbying efforts to demonstrate the importance of the profession to Congress, along with grassroots advocacy from individual PAs, were instrumental in advancing PA-friendly proposals in 2020.
February 3, 2021
PA State Chapters Persevere in 2020 to Achieve Improvements for Profession
In a year of unprecedented disruption, PA state chapters persevered in 2020 to achieve great improvements for the PA profession. Due to COVID-19, PAs around the country adapted their advocacy plans to pursue temporary and permanent change to respond to COVID-19.
January 29, 2021
AAPA, AANP Ask HHS to Amend New Guidelines for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
AAPA and AANP have submitted a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar, in response to the recent HHS notice of “Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder.”
January 15, 2021