All PAs are urged to ask Members of Congress to support HR 6718, the Professional Student Degree Act, introduced by Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY) in December 2025. This legislation ensures physician associates/assistants (PAs) and several other professions are included in...

Dear Rhode Island PAs, A bill is moving quickly through the State Senate that could directly affect your practice. S.3184 (Substitute A) would prohibit PAs from ordering or administering conscious (moderate) sedation in Rhode Island. The bill is scheduled for a...

All PAs are urged to ask Members of Congress to support and advance S. 3296/H.R. 3170, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act. This bipartisan legislation was unanimously approved by the House Education and the Workforce Committee by a...

The Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, S.1805/H.R. 1616, has been re-introduced in Congress by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and by Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Nanette Barragan (D-CA).   The legislation will authorize PAs to certify...

All PAs, especially those in rural communities, are encouraged to ask their legislators to support the Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act, H.R. 5199.  This bipartisan legislation removes outdated federal regulations that...

The PA Compact (HB 1961) is on the floor of the Pennsylvania State Senate awaiting a critical vote, and we need your voice!Use the message provided to email your state senator and urge them to support HB 1961. Personalizing your message makes a real difference! Please share...

Dear New York PAs,The provision that would have removed outdated supervision requirements for PAs was unfortunately not included in New York’s final state budget. As a result, the best opportunity to modernize PA practice this year is by passing A.7988/S.7981.A.7988/S...

Massachusetts' legislative session is in full swing, and the Massachusetts Association of PAs (MAPA) is supporting three key pieces of legislation! We need your help - please email your state senator and representative asking them to support these bills. What...