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Committee hears bipartisan support for updating PA licensure to allow collaborative practice
Summary
House Bill 2,702 would modernize physician assistant licensure language to emphasize collaborative practice agreements, authorize fingerprinting for PA licensure compact compliance, and allow experienced PAs optional transition to collaborative practice after 4,000 hours; proponents emphasized continuity of care and reduced administrative burden.
The House Health and Human Services Committee reviewed House Bill 2,702, a comprehensive update to the Physician Assistant Licensure Act that would establish collaborative practice terminology, add criminal-history fingerprinting authority for certain applicants, and clarify the conditions under which physician assistants (PAs) may practice with varying levels of physician supervision.
Kirsten Stevens, representing the Kansas Academy of Physician Associates, told the committee the legislation is intended…
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