Advocacy in Action: Making Strides in 2025
Just three months into the legislative calendar, PAs across the country are making huge strides for patients and the PA profession.
March 18, 2025
Advocacy in Action: Remaining Steadfast and Forging Ahead
It’s only the second month of the new year, and the political landscape already feels vastly different from the time of my last update in January. While AAPA expected the new presidential administration would usher in change, the breadth, depth and expediency of new policy proposals has been unprecedented and has raised many questions about the future of healthcare.
February 5, 2025
Bipartisan, bicameral study committee report speaks to the need to remove supervision requirements for PAs
A new bipartisan, bicameral study committee report in New Hampshire finds that modernizing practice laws and removing supervision requirements to ensure PAs can practice to the fullest extent of their training, education, and experience is a win for patients and will improve access to high-quality healthcare.
November 5, 2024
Inspired by the Outdoors? Check Out Wilderness Medicine
David Braun, PA-C, and Angela Widler, PA-C, share a lifelong enjoyment of the outdoors. They co-founded the PAs in Wilderness Medicine special interest group to raise awareness of the specialty and the many wilderness medicine opportunities available to PAs and PA students.
June 5, 2024
State Advocacy Days: Update and Progress in Participating States
With legislatures across the country in session, it’s the season of state advocacy days. Congratulations to all state chapters who have held successful events at your capitols!
February 26, 2024
AAPA Joins Amicus Brief to Protect PA Practice
Together with the Association of PAs in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APAOG), the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNW), and the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), AAPA has joined an amicus brief regarding a court case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that has been appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).
February 12, 2024
PA Licensure Compact Bill Passes in Delaware
On June 21, Gov. John Carney signed S.B.116 into law, making Delaware the second state to join Utah in adopting the PA licensure compact. S.B.116 will strengthen access to medical services and enhance the portability of PA licensure while safeguarding the safety of patients and complementing the existing authority of state licensing boards.
July 21, 2023
Nevada Governor Signs Bill Giving PAs a Voice in Public Health
On June 9, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law AB364, legislation that revises the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners to include PA representation on its 11-member board. The bill ensures PAs are part of conversations surrounding quality of public health and patient care in Nevada.
June 15, 2023
Iowa Governor Signs PA Practice Modernization Bill Into Law
On May 10, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law HF 424, legislation that removes the requirement for a PA to be supervised by a physician in order to practice medicine.
May 10, 2023