Alaska SB89 modifies physician assistant licensing and practice regulations, including scope of practice, collaborative agreements, and disciplinary.

The Alaska SB89 bill revises regulations concerning physician assistants. It mandates the State Medical Board to establish rules for acts within the scope of practice for physician assistants, methods for periodic assessment by collaborating physicians, and requirements for new specialty practice. The bill also allows physician assistants to practice under collaborative agreements with employers if they have less than 4,000 hours of postgraduate clinical experience.

Alaska SB89 modifies physician assistant licensing and practice regulations, including scope of practice, collaborative agreements, and disciplinary.

The Alaska SB89 bill revises regulations concerning physician assistants. It mandates the State Medical Board to establish rules for acts within the scope of practice for physician assistants, methods for periodic assessment by collaborating physicians, and requirements for new specialty practice. The bill also allows physician assistants to practice under collaborative agreements with employers if they have less than 4,000 hours of postgraduate clinical experience.