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Committee approves PA licensure rule but removes explicit NCCPA reference after DEI debate
Summary
The committee approved pending rules for physician-assistant licensure but removed a line listing the NCCPA as the certifying body after senators raised concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion references on the organization's website.
The Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved pending rules for physician-assistant licensure (docket 24-3302-2401) but removed a provision that listed the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) by name after a contentious exchange about the certifying body's public statements.
Nikki Chopsky, bureau chief of health professions for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and executive officer for the Idaho Board of Medicine, presented the PA advisory committee’s recommendations. She said the division and board held five public meetings, two negotiated-rulemaking hearings and one public hearing and that the Idaho Academy of Physician Assistants and the Idaho Medical…
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