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Committee approves PA rules after removing specific NCCPA reference amid DEI debate
Summary
The Senate panel approved pending physician assistant licensure rules but accepted an amendment to remove an explicit reference to the NCCPA certifying body after debate over the organization's public-facing diversity materials.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved pending rule chapter 24-3302-2401 governing physician assistant (PA) licensure but removed language that explicitly named the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) in rule 100.01.
Why it matters: The change narrows what the rule text names as the certifying organization for the PA examination. Committee members who supported striking the NCCPA reference said the item was unnecessary because statute and practice already established the exam requirement; one…
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