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Senators debate listing of PA certification body in rule; substitute to remove organization fails, original approval passes
Summary
Committee members debated whether to list the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) in physician assistant rules. A motion to strike the specific organizational reference failed 6–3 on a roll call; the committee then approved the pending PA rule chapter as presented.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee debated whether to name the certifying organization for physician assistants in rule, a dispute that prompted a roll-call vote and a subsequent voice vote approving the pending PA rule chapter.
Nikki Chopsky presented docket 24-3302-2401 (physician assistant licensure rules) and said the division and board conducted five open public meetings, two negotiated-rulemaking sessions and one public hearing; she told the committee the Idaho Academy of Physician Assistants and the Idaho Medical Association participated. "The division and board held 5 open public meetings, 2 negotiated rule making hearings, and 1 public hearing," Chopsky said.
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