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Committee approves PA licensure rule; attempt to remove NCCPA reference fails
Summary
The committee approved pending physician assistant rules (docket 24-3302-2401). A substitute motion to strike a new line naming the NCCPA and PANCE exam failed on a roll call, and the original motion to approve the pending docket then passed on voice vote.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved pending rules for physician assistant licensure (docket 24-3302-2401). The chapter specifies licensure requirements, scope of practice, collaborative agreements and fees and relocates or strikes language duplicative of statute.
A point of contention arose over an inserted line that names the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam) as the acceptable examination. Senator Lenny moved to strike the rule subsection identifying the NCCPA; proponents argued the NCCPA materials referenced diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) topics and they questioned explicitly naming a single certifying organization in rule. Opponents said the change simply fills a statutory gap by listing the exam in rules so that licensure requirements are clear.
Votes: Senator Lenny’s substitute motion to strike the NCCPA reference failed on a roll call with the committee announcing 6 nays and 3 ayes. After the substitute failed, the committee approved the pending docket as proposed on a voice vote.
Technical and process notes: Chopsky said the definition that referenced an approved program was removed because statute already defines it (Idaho Code 54-18-10), and the board updated the rules to reflect that the acceptable examination is the PANCE. Staff told the committee the PANCE has been the de facto exam used by PAs and listing it in rule responded to a statutory requirement to indicate the acceptable examination.
