Advocacy
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 …
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 …
Gov. Wolf Signs Executive Order to Provide Civil Immunity for Health Care Providers
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Gov. Wolf Signs Executive Order to Provide Civil Immunity for Health Care Providers Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order to afford health care practitioners protection against liability for good …
DOS eases reactivation of physician assistant license
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03/25/2020 Pennsylvania to Allow Retired Health Care Professionals to Bolster COVID-19 Response Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania is acting to enable retired health care professionals to assist with the COVID-19 response by …
Some License Requirements for Qualified Physicians Assistants Are Suspended During Coronavirus Emergency
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March 22, 2020 Some License Requirements for Qualified Physicians Assistants Are Suspended During Coronavirus Emergency In order to allow physician assistants practicing under the state Board of Osteopathic Medicine to …
Pennsylvania State of Emergency Declaration
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Pennsylvania State of Emergency Declaration Preliminary Announcement Regarding PA Regulatory Relief After thorough review, the Pennsylvania Department of State determined that Physician Assistants that practice under the Pennsylvania Board of …
New Elements of Performance
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Effective March 15, 2020 – New Joint Commission Elements of Performance Removes the term Licensed dependent Practitioner from restraint and seclusion standards The new Elements of Performance: PC.03.05.05 The hospital …
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL AND OSTEOPATHIC BOARDS REGARDING ADDITIONAL CME REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
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Opioid prescribing CME courses: https://cme.aapa.org/opioidrems.aspx …
HOSPITAL BASED PAS MATRIX RELEASED
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HAP’s Advanced Practice Professionals Advisory Group has develped a guidebook entitled “Use of Physician Assistants, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and Clinical Nurse Specialists in …
STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE NEWS RELEASE
Posted on by Susan DeSantis
Board Approves Temporary Authorization for Physician Assistants to Practice Pending Board Approval of the “Application for Registration as a Supervising Physician” At its meeting on March 21, 2013, the State …
KEEP YOUR LICENSE ACTIVE
Posted on by Susan DeSantis
If your license has been inactive for greater than four years, the medical board has now implemented steps that you must take in order to have your license reactivated. These …