Physician Assistants now have FPA

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The governor of North Dakota signed FPA into law for physician assistants on 4/5/19.

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And as of this past week in West Virginia, hospital employed PAs no longer have to have a collaboration agreement with a physician.

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Specializes in Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care.

I somehow doubt all this will be a nationwide trend as with APRNs. There just isn't the discussion going on within that profession for it, at least not that I have noticed.

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Well, WV and ND have passed this. And multiple other states have bills progressing through the legislature. I think this absolutely will become a nationwide trend. It's always the rural states first, as with APRNs, but more states will follow.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Good for them. Now they need a new title.

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Specializes in ICU, trauma, neuro.

There are states such as California, Texas, and Florida where adding the impetus of PA to ARNP PAC's might "make the difference" in getting independent practice legislation through. If these states could achieve such gains it would be a huge benefit to both professions.

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Specializes in NICU.

Congrats to our colleagues!

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On 5/26/2019 at 11:24 PM, PMHNP Man said:

Good for them. Now they need a new title.

Physician Associate always seemed like a better title, better describing what their actual role is.

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So essential PAs can now set up shop in whatever specialty they want in these states? It’s confusing since they aren’t trained in a specific area as NPs are. Can a PA in ND open up a rheum clinic and dish out 5 figure drugs that a family practitioner or internets cannot due to insurance requirements?

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I don’t see that happening. Just as NPs in independent practice states aren’t suddenly performing surgery in their private practice clinics...

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