Bill > SB956

This bill amends West Virginia law to allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice independently, removing the previous requirement for them to operate under a collaborative agreement or supervision by a physician. Specifically, it revises the Physician Assistants Practice Act to state that a PA can perform all acts they are educated, trained, and licensed to perform without needing a physician's signature, countersignature, co-signature, consultation, or co-management. This change also extends to the ability of PAs to prescribe and dispense medications. Furthermore, the bill updates the provisions for medical corporations, allowing physician assistants to be shareholders and enabling medical corporations to practice through PAs, and it adds physician assistants to the list of professions that can form professional limited liability companies. The intent of these changes is to grant PAs greater autonomy in their practice and to allow them to own and operate their own practices, aligning with the government-provided summary that the bill's purpose is to allow physician assistants to own a practice.

Health and Social Services

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