PRINTER'S NO. 3863
No. 2886 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY TRICH, VEON, COY, DALEY, KASUNIC, WILLIAMS,
MARKOSEK, MELIO, BELFANTI, GEIST AND TOMLINSON, JUNE 14, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JUNE 14, 1994
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
2 entitled "An act relating to the right to practice medicine
3 and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts;
4 reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and
5 Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for
6 its composition, powers and duties; providing for the
7 issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and
8 revocation of licenses and certificates; providing penalties;
9 and making repeals," providing for graduate physician
10 assistant.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112),
14 known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, is amended by adding
15 a section to read:
16 Section 13.2. Graduate physician assistant.
17 (a) Practice.--Graduates of a physician assistant program
18 recognized by the State Board of Medicine may register with the
19 board and practice only under direct supervision of a physician
20 until certified by a process recognized by the board.
21 (b) Use of title.--The title "graduate physician assistant,"
22 or the abbreviation "GPA" shall be used until certification is
1 obtained. Practice under this designation shall be limited to
2 the period between graduation and receipt of the results from
3 the first examination offered by the National Commission on
4 Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc., following
5 graduation.
6 (c) Drugs.--A graduate physician assistant shall not be
7 permitted to prescribe or dispense drugs at the direction of a
8 physician until certification has been completed.
9 (d) Insurance coverage.--A graduate physician assistant
10 shall carry minimum insurance coverage of a type and amount
11 approved by the board.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
D22L63RZ/19940H2886B3863 - 2 -