Physician assistant; eliminates certain requirement for practice. (HB2039)

Introduced By

Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Dawn Adams (D-Richmond), Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas), Del. Dan Helmer (D-Fairfax Station), Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-Herndon), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta)

Description

Practice as a physician assistant. Allows a physician assistant to enter into a practice agreement with more than one patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist and provides that a patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist shall not be liable for the actions or inactions of a physician assistant for whom the patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist provides collaboration and consultation. The bill also makes clear that a student physician assistant shall not be required to be licensed in order to engage in acts that otherwise constitute practice as a physician assistant, provided that the student physician assistant is enrolled in an accredited physician assistant education program. Read the Bill »

Status

03/18/2021: signed by governor

History