Bill > S740

This bill aims to remove barriers to care for physician assistants in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: 1. Removing the requirement for physician assistants to practice under the supervision and guidelines of a supervising physician, and instead allowing them to practice within the scope of their education, training, and competence. 2. Clarifying that the legal responsibility for a physician assistant's actions lies with the individual physician assistant, the employing physician/group, or the healthcare facility, rather than solely the supervising physician. 3. Requiring physician assistants to have at least 2,000 hours of collaborative practice experience within a hospital or integrated clinical setting before they can practice independently. 4. Allowing physician assistants to bill separately for the services they provide, rather than billing solely under the supervising physician. The overall goal of the bill is to give physician assistants more autonomy and flexibility in their practice, while still maintaining appropriate oversight and collaboration with physicians as part of the healthcare team.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S740