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PAs Across America Celebrate First State With Key Components of Optimal Team Practice Following the Legislative Victory in North Dakota

Newly signed North Dakota legislation eliminates the requirement that a PA have an agreement with a specific physician in most settings for nearly all PAs in the state.

April 9, 2019

AAPA Legislative Priorities for the 116th Congress

American Academy of PAs – Legislative Priorities

AAPA Congressional Telehealth Caucus Comments

4/9/19. Letter from Congressional Telehealth Caucus in response to the Congressional Telehealth Caucus RFI on telehealth legislation.

West Virginia PAs Achieve Significant Progress Toward OTP

New West Virginia law removes the requirement for PAs who work in hospitals to have agreements with specific physicians in order to practice. The law also removes physician responsibility for PA-provided care.

April 4, 2019

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2020 Surgical Exclusion List

Inter-Agency Pain Management Taskforce Comments

Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

Q and A on PA Reimbursement for Medicare Hospice Services

Starting in January, PAs, like physicians and NPs, are permitted to provide, manage, and have hospice services reimbursed by Medicare. This enables PAs to establish and review a hospice patient’s plan of care. However, obstacles to PA practice under hospice remain.

March 27, 2019

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DME Face-to-Face Documentation Requirements: Implementation Delayed

PAs in Virginia Attain Collaboration

Virginia Gov. Ralph S. Northam signed into law legislation that authorizes PAs to practice "in collaboration and consultation" with patient care team physicians (or podiatrists). This was a priority bill for the Virginia Academy of PAs and becomes effective July 1, 2019.

March 1, 2019

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