PA Compact Update: Montana Joins PA Licensure Compact with Passage of HB 183
Montana is the latest state to join the PA Licensure Compact, following Governor Greg Gianforte’s signing of HB 183 on April 3.
April 10, 2025
South Dakota Governor Signs Legislation Removing Mandatory Practice Agreements
South Dakota PAs are celebrating a major win for the profession, following the signing of HB 1071 into law on the evening of March 27. The legislation modernizes PA practice in the state by eliminating the requirement for PAs to have a collaboration agreement with a specific physician after 6,000 hours, which is equivalent to three years of full-time practice.
March 28, 2025
PA Licensure Compact Update: Arkansas Becomes 14th State to Enter PA Compact
Arkansas has officially adopted the PA Licensure Compact model legislation following the signing of S.B. 101 on March 18, bringing the total of states in the PA Licensure Compact to fourteen.
March 19, 2025
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
Advocacy in Action: Building on 2024 Successes
It’s a new year, and the progress made in 2024 is continuing in states across the country and on the federal level for many advocacy priorities.
January 15, 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
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Injunction on Restrictive Abortion Laws
The Montana Supreme Court has affirmed a previous judgment released by a lower court, granting a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of laws that would have prohibited Medicaid reimbursement for abortions performed by anyone other than a physician.
October 15, 2024
PA Licensure Compact Update: Minnesota and Tennessee Become the 11th and 12th States to Pass PA Licensure Compact
Minnesota and Tennessee became the 11th and 12th states to adopt the PA Licensure Compact model legislation following signatures from both states’ governors.
May 28, 2024