Advocacy
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 …
Title Change Investigation Q and A
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Why is AAPA undertaking a Title Change Investigation (TCI)? At the May 2018 AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) meeting, a resolution passed requesting that the AAPA Board of Directors (BOD), …
Title Change Vote Occurred
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The AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) today passed a resolution affirming “physician associate” as the official title for the PA profession by a majority vote of 198 to 68. The …
Renewal Deadline for State Board of Medicine
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On December 21, 2020, the Department of State requested, and Governor Wolf granted, an extension for 90 days of certain license renewal deadlines for licensees under the State Board of …
Administer COVID-19 Vaccines
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March 22, 2021 Various measures have been taken to boost the number of health care professionals available to administer COVID-19 vaccines. This includes a Declaration made by the former U.S. …
Written agreement application now online
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Important Announcement regarding Written Agreements At today’s State Board of Medicine, the BPOA Commissioner Kalonji Johnson announced the written agreement applications are now available online for the State Board of …
COVID vaccine available to PAs not affiliated with health systems
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COVID-19 VACCINE OVERVIEW FOR PHASE 1A HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL NOT AFFILIATED WITH A HOSPITAL OR HEALTH SYSTEM BACKGROUND Getting Pennsylvanians immunized with a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is …