Physician Assistant Licensing Act

The act governs the licensure and regulation of physician assistants, making a license a prerequisite to practice and setting eligibility, criminal history, temporary licensure, renewal, continuing medical education, and inactive status requirements, along with exemptions and streamlined pathways for certain applicants such as military veterans. It creates a dedicated physician assistant board — specifying appointment, membership eligibility, terms, officers, grounds for removal, and per diem — and subjects it to open meetings and administrative procedure requirements while allocating responsibilities between that board and the state medical board, including duties relating to prescriptive authority agreements and the setting of fees. It also directs how the regulator conducts rulemaking and public participation, handles and records complaints, and administers a loan reimbursement program aimed at rural practice.

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