Becker's Healthcare November 6, 2024
Raising physician assistants’ scope of practice to align with that of nurse practitioners does not worsen patient outcomes, according to a report from New Hampshire legislators.
In late July, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1222 into law, removing the collaboration agreement requirement between physicians and some PAs.
Under the new law, PAs with more than 8,000 post-graduate clinical practice hours can request a waiver from this requirement. Starting in 2027, PAs with more than 8,000 clinical hours can practice without a collaboration agreement entirely.
The law also established a committee to study PA scope of practice. The committee’s report, published Nov. 1, found “no decline in safety or quality of care in states where...
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