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Senate committee lays over bill to restore physician assistant reciprocity removed in 2020 update
Summary
The Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 6 laid over Senate File 1083, a bill that would correct an omission in the 2020 physician assistant practice law so the Board of Medical Practice can recognize PA training from other states.
The Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee on March 6, 2025 laid over Senate File 1083, a technical correction to the physician assistant practice law intended to restore reciprocity for PAs trained in other states.
Sponsor Senator Kupack told the committee the bill “adds 11 words that were inadvertently not included when [the] physician assistant practice act was updated in 2020.” He said the omission removed the Board of Medical Practice’s authority to recognize PA training from other states and U.S. territories and has required some PAs to repeat 2,080 hours of clinical training and to establish a Minnesota physician collaborator before they can see patients in Minnesota.
“The delays have meant PAs have not been allowed to practice, and there’s delays in patients from getting care,” Senator Kupack said. He said the Board of Medical Practice sent a letter included with committee materials confirming its support and that the Minnesota Medical Association reviewed the language and “have no concerns.”
Committee Chair Wicklund said she did not see any questions and that the matter “makes sense.” The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion later in the session; no formal roll‑call vote on final passage was taken at the hearing.
Background and context: During the 2020 Health and Human Services conference committee, the sponsor said, language authorizing the board to recognize PA training from other jurisdictions was “inadvertently dropped.” The bill is presented as a corrective change to align PA licensure with how Minnesota treats other licensed health professionals.
Status: Senate File 1083 was laid over for possible inclusion later in the session.
Implications: If enacted, the bill would allow PAs trained at nationally accredited programs in other states or U.S. territories to obtain recognition from the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice without repeating the state‑specified clinical training requirement, reducing licensure delays described by the sponsor.
