Optimal Team Practice Outreach Letter
Sample outreach letter to help explain and support Optimal Team Practice.
Optimal Team Practice Talking Points
Talking points to help you support states’ move toward Optimal Team Practice (OTP).
Maine Hospitalist Reflects on Life-Changing Decision to Become a PA
From serving in the United States Air Force to selling modular healthcare furniture, an unlikely path led Timothy M. Grace, PA-C, to become a PA. Grace is committed to ensuring that those in the profession advocate for modernizing PA practice.
September 5, 2019
Missouri PAs Celebrate Legislation Modernizing PA Practice
PAs in Missouri are celebrating the enactment of Senate Bill 514, a healthcare omnibus bill, which includes provisions that modernize PA practice in the state. With the passage of SB 514, references to “supervision” are replaced with “collaboration.”
August 7, 2019
Hawaii PAs Obtain Improvements in PA State Laws
This month, Hawaii PAs were successful in advocating for a new law that will remove an administrative burden. On July 1, the governor signed a bill into law that will repeal the 100% chart review requirement and make additional improvements to state PA laws.
July 11, 2019
South Carolina Set to Modernize PA Practice
In August, an updated law will be enacted in South Carolina that will expedite PA entry into the healthcare workforce by streamlining licensure processes and removing archaic, extraneous requirements that serve no public protection role.
June 5, 2019
CO Awards Recognize Three Organizations for Outstanding Programs
AAPA’s Outreach and Advocacy Awards honors organizations for their outstanding programs, projects, and initiatives. This year, the Association of PAs in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, the Society of Point of Care Ultrasound, and the Ohio Association of PAs received awards for their exemplary contributions to the profession.
May 23, 2019
Indiana PAs Celebrate Upcoming Enactment of “Collaboration” Legislation
In July, Indiana will enact a new law that will make it the ninth state to move away from the term “supervision” to describe PA practice. The law also makes several changes to PA prescriptive authority.
May 17, 2019