New York A07988 allows physician assistants to practice without physician supervision under certain conditions.

New York A07988 amends the public health law to allow physician assistants to practice without physician supervision if they are employed by a health system or hospital and are credentialed and given privileges by that entity, or if they are licensed, have practiced for more than six thousand hours, are practicing in primary care, and are performing specific functions. These functions include taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, triaging patients, ordering and interpreting tests, formulating diagnoses, administering interventions, and more.

New York A07988 allows physician assistants to practice without physician supervision under certain conditions.

New York A07988 amends the public health law to allow physician assistants to practice without physician supervision if they are employed by a health system or hospital and are credentialed and given privileges by that entity, or if they are licensed, have practiced for more than six thousand hours, are practicing in primary care, and are performing specific functions. These functions include taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, triaging patients, ordering and interpreting tests, formulating diagnoses, administering interventions, and more.