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Committee approves measures to eliminate duplicative licensing for physician assistants
Summary
The committee agreed to amendments and reported HB 75 and HB 76, which remove duplicative licensure requirements for physician assistants who work with both allopathic and osteopathic physicians; both bills had their effective dates extended to 180 days and were reported as amended.
Lawmakers on the House Professional Licensure Committee reported two bills to reduce duplicative licensing requirements for physician assistants. House Bill 75 and House Bill 76 would remove requirements that physician assistants hold separate licenses from allopathic and osteopathic medical boards when performing the same work in the same care setting.
Representative Marcel spoke for Representative Venkat and described HB 75 as addressing "a simple but unnecessary administrative burden" while preserving the physician-led care model. Committee staff explained identical amendments to both bills that extend each bill’s effective date to 180 days; both amendments were agreed to with no negative votes recorded.
Supporters said the bills remove paperwork and licensing duplication without changing clinical supervision. "The physician led care model remains unchanged," Marcel said, and sponsors emphasized the change is administrative rather than clinical. After the amendments were adopted, the committee reported both bills as amended.
Both measures will move forward for further legislative action.
