H7935

Increases continuing education requirements for physician assistants, removes restrictions of PAs to render charitable care and aid for school and youth programs or cardiac arrest and removes restrictive covenants as to ownership by a PA.

Introduced·2/27/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island H7935 increases continuing education requirements for physician assistants and removes certain restrictions on their practice.

Rhode Island H7935 amends the state's laws concerning physician assistants. The bill increases the annual continuing education requirement for physician assistants from 25 hours to 50 hours, to be completed biannually. It removes restrictions on physician assistants providing charitable care, as long as they have liability coverage. The bill also allows physician assistants to render aid under The School and Youth Programs Concussion Act and The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act.

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Where it stands

Current
Health & Human Services Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Apr 14

12:00 AM

House Health & Human Services Hearing

History

Apr 14

House

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Apr 10

House

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)

Feb 27

House

Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services