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Senate moves physician-assistant practice bills forward while negotiations continue with medical groups
Summary
First-substitute SB27 and SB28 — bills to expand physician assistant (PA) autonomy, including mental-health practice provisions — were advanced toward third reading after sponsors said they are negotiating compromises with the Utah Medical Association and other stakeholders and plan to circle the bills on third until final language is agreed.
Senators considered first-substitute SB27 and SB28, measures intended to expand physician assistants' career pathways and permit greater autonomous practice after defined supervision and experience thresholds. The sponsor, Senator Bramble, said stakeholders including Intermountain Healthcare, Revere Health, Regence, SelectHealth and the Utah Medical Association have participated in…
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