Advocacy
PSPA has a new management team!
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PSPA has a new address, phone number and fax number. Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates 250 West Main Street, Suite 100 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Phone number: 804-643-4433 x extension 4 …
PSPA is seeking Executive Director
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The Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates (PSPA) is seeking a new Executive Director (ED) who is a PA-C to oversee the organization in fulfilling its mission to advocate, educate, and …
News Alert from the PSPA
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PSPA is excited to announce that we are now the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates! As a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), we are pleased …
TAKE ACTION: Modernization Act Proposed Rulemaking Comment Period Now Open
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The 30-day public comment period is now open for the Proposed Rulemaking for Regulations 16A-4955 (Physician Assistants) to implement the regulations for Act 79 of 2021 which modernized the Medical …
Title Change
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To stay up to date on the National movement for title change on the PA profession, visit https://www.aapa.org/title-change/general-faqs/ to see the progress. Can PAs start to call themselves “physician associates” …
Legislative Summary November 2022
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Senate Bills 397 & 398 passed and were signed by the Governor on October 7, 2022. These bills were sponsored by Senator Pittman were introduced in February 2021. The bills …
Legislative Update July 2022
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By Mark DeSantis, PAC Katie Kugler, PAC Governmental Affairs Committee Co-Chairs The Spring of 2022 led to numerous legislative successes for Pennsylvania PAs. The Society has concentrated on making elements …
Pennsylvania PAs made Rendering Providers under Medicaid
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Beginning September 1, 2016, Physician Assistants in Pennsylvania were enrolled as participating providers who could order, refer or prescribe items for Medical Assistance beneficiaries. The PSPA has been trying to …
Legislative Update October 2021
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On September 30, 2021, the Pennsylvania legislature passed Act 73 of 2021. Act 73 extended the remaining Bureau of Professional and Occupation Affairs emergency declaration waivers until March 31, 2022. …
Emergency waivers extended 6 months
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UPDATED 09/30/2021 (ORIGINALLY POSTED: 05/17/2021) – With the Governor’s signing of HB 1861 (now Act 73 of 2021), licensing waivers that had been set to expire September 30 will remain …
Pa. Legislature ends Gov. Wolf’s pandemic disaster emergency declaration
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By Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com Using the powers voters awarded them last month, the state Legislature’s Republican majorities brought a sudden end Thursday to Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic disaster declarations. Resolutions to …
AAPA letter to AOA and AMA on title change
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AAPA sent a letter to several national medical organizations this week underscoring how the PA title change to physician associate affirms our commitment to team-based care and our shared goal …