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Senate concurs in bill allowing physician assistants to serve as treating physicians in workers' comp claims
Summary
The Senate concurred in House Bill 143, which expands the definition of treating physician under the Montana Workers' Compensation Act to allow physician assistants to serve in that role, sparking questions about PA training and prescribing authority.
The Senate concurred in House Bill 143 after floor debate focused on the scope of physician assistant practice and prescribing authority.
Senator Lehi introduced the bill as a cleanup to last session’s changes on independent practice for physician assistants, saying the measure "allows licensed physician assistants to serve as treating physicians in workers compensation claims regardless of the…
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