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Ohio PAs tell committee renaming 'physician assistant' to 'physician associate' won't change scope of practice
Summary
Supporters including the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants told the House Health Committee that House Bill 353 would modernize the PA title without expanding clinical authority, and amendments were accepted to ease the transition for billing and administrative systems.
At a second hearing on House Bill 353, proponents urged the committee to update Ohio law to replace the title "physician assistant" with "physician associate." Matthew Fredo, past president and government affairs chair of the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, told the committee the change would not alter scope of practice, supervision requirements, or reimbursement rules.
"This legislation does not change the scope of…
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