Military PAs Connect and Grow at AAPA 2018

Military PAs presented and attended CME, exhibited original research and created enduring connections with PAs from other services and nations at AAPA 2018 in New Orleans.

June 14, 2018

PAs in Rural Locations Ready to Meet Primary Care Needs

More than 39% of PAs in rural locations practice in primary care compared to 21% of those in urban locations. This supports researchers who say that PAs can be positioned to meet the rapidly growing primary care needs in rural locations.

June 12, 2018

Louisiana Enacts Improvements to PA Practice Laws

Louisiana PAs are celebrating the enactment of a new law which removes an outdated requirement for prescriptive authority and increases the number of PAs with whom a physician may practice. Act 475 was signed on May 23, and becomes effective on August 1.

June 5, 2018

Kansas Enacts PA-Positive Telemedicine Law

Kansas patients who receive healthcare services from PAs via telemedicine will now be assured that these services will be covered by insurers due to the recent enactment of H.B. 2028.

May 31, 2018

NC Chapter Builds Relationships with Legislators, PA Programs

In 2016, the North Carolina Academy of PAs hosted a PA Day event at the North Carolina Legislature and quickly realized that most legislators lacked a deep understanding of the PA profession. Concerned by their discovery, NCAPA designed a plan to develop better relationships with lawmakers and help them understand more about the PA profession.

May 25, 2018

Illinois Chapter Renews Practice Law and Removes Barriers to Care

In 2015, PAs in Illinois were facing major challenges. The profession was losing ground in the marketplace and would soon face the sunset of the law authorizing PA practice in the entire state. Concerned about the direction that their profession was heading, the Illinois Academy of PAs decided to undertake a major overhaul of their organization and advocacy efforts.

May 23, 2018

PAs Vote to Investigate Changing Their Professional Title

At the annual conference of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), members of its House of Delegates voted to investigate the feasibility of changing the PA (physician assistant) title, along with potential alternatives that better reflect modern PA practice.

May 22, 2018

DC Board of Medicine Removes Unnecessary Barrier to PA Practice

The District of Columbia’s (D.C.) Board of Medicine (BoMed) recently modernized and streamlined PA practice.   In a post on its website, BoMed announced that it will no longer issue letters “approving” delegation agreements. Effective immediately, receipt of delegation agreements will simply be confirmed via email.

May 22, 2018

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