Physician Assistant Rules Workshop
The Commission has officially filed a CR-101 with the Office of the Code Reviser on November 19, 2020. The WSR# is 20-24-015.
The Commission is considering updating the physician assistant (PA) chapter to more closely align with current industry standards, modernize regulations to align with current national industry standards and best practices, and provide clearer rules language for licensed PAs.
Included in this rulemaking proposal is incorporating the requirements of Substitute House Bill 2378 (SHB 2378) Concerning physician assistants. The Commission is considering adding new sections in accordance with SHB 2378. This bill combines the physician assistant (PA) licensing under the Washington Medical Commission effective July 1, 2021 and eliminates the profession of Osteopathic Physician Assistant. The bill instructs the Commission to consult with the Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery when investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct by a licensee under the supervision of an osteopathic physician. The bill also reduces administrative and regulatory burdens on PA practice by moving practice agreements from an agency-level approval process to employment level process. Employers are required to keep agreements on file. The bill requires the Commission to collect and file the agreements. Changes nomenclature from "delegation" to "practice" agreement and from "supervising physician" to "participating physician" agreement.
Proposed Physician Assistant Rules Workshop Meeting
In response to the filing, the Commission will conduct an open public rules workshop on Monday, May 10, 2021, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm via GoToWebinar.
Please register for this workshop at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5686337003549137165
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This meeting will be open to the public.
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and to promote social distancing, the Medical Commission will not provide a physical location for this meeting. A virtual public meeting, without a physical meeting space, will be held instead.
The purpose of the rules workshop will be to:
- Invite committee members and members of the public to present draft rule language; and
- Discuss next steps
Interested parties and the general public are invited to participate in the rules workshops or provide comments on draft rules.
For more information, please contact Amelia Boyd, Program Manager, Washington Medical Commission at (360) 236-2727 or by email at amelia.boyd@wmc.wa.gov.
*CR means Code Reviser
The packet for this workshop, which includes the agenda and the draft language, is available on our website:
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