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What is a Physician Assistant?
Physician Assistants are health professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. Physician Assistants (PAs) are qualified by graduation from an accredited physician assistant educational program and/or certified by by the National Commission on Certification of PAs. Within the physician/PA relationship, PAs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The clinical role of PAs include primary and specialty care in medical and surgical practice settings in rural and urban areas. PA practice is centered on patient care and may include educational, research and administrative activities.
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Governmental Affairs Newsletter Article Legislative Update Winter 2008 Our scope of practice expansion bills, have become law. As part of those bills, we now must have a minimum level of liability insurance of one million dollars as occurrence or claims made policies. The Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine license renewal periods are occurring at the time of this writing. Click here to go the Government Affairs page and learn more. |
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 1251 Session of 2007
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 1252 Session of 2007
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