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Committee hears bill to give physician assistants a voting seat on Montana Board of Medical Examiners
Summary
Rep. Jodie Etchart told the House Business and Labor Committee that House Bill 199 would reduce physician membership on the Board of Medical Examiners from five to four and raise physician assistant representation from one (nonvoting) to two (voting). Proponents said the change would better reflect PA practice in Montana.
Representative Jodie Etchart, sponsor of House Bill 199, told the House Business and Labor Committee she seeks to change the Board of Medical Examiners’ composition by replacing one physician seat with a voting physician assistant seat.
Etchart said the change would “align more with physician assistant independent practice,” referencing House Bill 313 from the 2023 session and the expanding role of PAs in Montana. She described the current board makeup and noted…
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