EMPAhopeful Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 In reading old threads about PAs practicing in New York, it seemed as if NY was one of the more restrictive states as far as PA practice. Is this still true? How are prescription rights? How is supervision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PApey Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I am interested in finding this out as well. I tried the NYSSPA site's FAQs, but need to be a member to find out the answers to the questions! I have been accepted to a PA school in NY so I would love to find out the rights that PAs have in NY. Any practicing PAs in NY want to provide us with some information or a good website to find the info? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted January 9, 2010 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2010 nyc is a tough market with low salaries because everyone wants to work there. outside the city there are plently of jobs including solo coverage of emergency depts by pa's. look in the aapa journal and every month there is at least 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 nyc is a tough market with low salaries because everyone wants to work there.outside the city there are plently of jobs including solo coverage of emergency depts by pa's. look in the aapa journal and every month there is at least 1. To add to what E said, the Buffalo-Rochester area is also oversaturated with PAs (and the medical field in general) because of numerous programs in the area. So, salaries tend to be lower and there is much more competition with jobs too. If you are willing to be outside either of those 2 areas there are tons of opportunities in NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradopa Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 nyc is a tough market with low salaries because everyone wants to work there.outside the city there are plently of jobs including solo coverage of emergency depts by pa's. look in the aapa journal and every month there is at least 1. Even NYC has a decent market, just not for new grads. There are usually 20+ specialty jobs open at any given time. Just that the competition is strong enough that they can insist on only hiring experienced PAs. I've looked at it a couple of times, but I can't justify the cost of living vs. Salary. To the OP I would put NY in the relatively decent place to work. There are lots of programs, decent practice act (no direct supervising requirements , II-V etc). You can find the particulars here: http://www.aapa.org/images/stories/new-york.pdf If you look at the model legislation NY is pretty close: http://www.aapa.org/advocacy-and-practice-resources/state-advocacy/490 The couple things they miss are specific numbers of PAs that can be supervised and they still use registration instead of certification. David Carpenter, PA-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyoung1 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 In reading old threads about PAs practicing in New York, it seemed as if NY was one of the more restrictive states as far as PA practice. Is this still true? How are prescription rights? How is supervision? NY is not very restrictive. In fact I find the exact opposite, I have as much autonomy as I want. Much of the time my SP is not on site and available by phone. There are many practices in rural upstate NY where the physician shows up periodically to review charts. It depends on where you practice and who you are working for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbebe Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 In addition to the above, NYSSPA (New York State Society of PAs) has made some progress recently. It was confirmed this year that NY PAs can sign death certificates. PAs are no longer registered but now licensed, losing the "R" before PA-C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMPA Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 In addition to the above, NYSSPA (New York State Society of PAs) has made some progress recently. It was confirmed this year that NY PAs can sign death certificates. PAs are no longer registered but now licensed, losing the "R" before PA-C. Always were licensed but also had the registration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayakr Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I practice in NY (upstate, not NYC). I think it's pretty good. SP is often not in building. Full Rx privs. No significant political or legal problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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