Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2017 now the state by state fun begins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Where did it pass? Can't google the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted May 18, 2017 Administrator Share Posted May 18, 2017 Did the original (good) or amended (PAFT-opposed) one make it through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2017 original with 1 trivial (or so I'm told) amendment by the public health PAs. Strong work from the AAPA board, especially Mittman and Smolko and the several PAFT board members who gave testimony leading to the passage of this important legislation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyJ Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 So awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 They didn't alter the verbiage? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Can't find anything about it; care to elaborate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2017 I will post he final version when available. I was there monday for initial discussions, but had to come home for work tuesday am. My PAFT friends who were there today are pleased, so I think this is a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2017 From the huddle: Dear Colleagues,This is a great and historic day for the PA profession.I am thrilled to tell you that the House of Delegates approved Optimal Team Practice. It was passed UNANIMOUSLY with the addition of an amendment that reaffirms that the degree of collaboration between PAs and physicians should be determined at the practice level. I'm pleased that the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) also offered its support.AAPA issued a press release about this important news, which you can read here. We have much work to do, and now have Optimal Team Practice as the foundation from which to pursue these important state legislative and regulatory changes.Thanks to all the delegates that took time away from family, friends and patients to discuss and vote on the many resolutions that came before us. And to the many thousands of PAs who weighed in and provided direction to the Joint Task Force and the delegates.Kind regards,------------------------------Josanne K. Pagel, MPAS, PA-C, Karuna®RMT, DFAAPAPresident and Chair, Board of Directors, AAPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Interesting.. As someone still young and not savy to policies.. what does it mean for the PA in a nutshell, now and in the coming years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2017 once adopted by states it means more equal footing when competing for jobs against NPs for starters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Hold your horses, everyone. When you say passed, you mean this passed in the AAPA HOD? If so this is not "legislation" - this is a policy statement by a special interest group. No one has to give a rat's hiney what they think. Don't get me wrong, I would never have predicted AAPA would support something like this in my lifetime. All the same, there is a great deal of work to do and many states may never sign on to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted May 19, 2017 Administrator Share Posted May 19, 2017 Absolutely true. This is but a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 This is a start and will set the direction that state chapters can take when they amend their laws for MSL and OTP. Let's enjoy the resolution passage which now becomes policy. It is great to have a unanimous passage of a resolution and our national organization able to stand behind it. Each state will be responsible for their own legislation. It will take time, but we will see the dominoes fall as states modernize laws and rules to help patients and access to care. It will be similar to the NP progression of how NPs changed their laws bit by bit , gained momentum, and now are in full gear . Thanks to all who worked hard on this, to the task force, to all who participated and weighed in, pros and cons. We will be better for it in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katera Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Not to be cynical, but that will never pass in Texas. No way, no how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HanSolo Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 There seems to be a lot of confidence here that states will pick this up. While I too think this is great news, I am curious where this confidence is from. Is there support on this from other organizations like the AMA, AHA, insurance lobbies, or other major players outside of the PA profession? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Is there support on this from other organizations like the AMA... You just made me shoot coffee out of my nose. The AMA will support this like Jefferson Davis supported emancipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'm down with OTP. Who's down with OTP? (it had to be done) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 19, 2017 Author Moderator Share Posted May 19, 2017 MI already has a good law on the books. several states are working on copying it at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noiseordinance Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Let's say we get some states to allow this, and some PAs end up going solo. Won't that be at odds with our profession's name? If this takes off, I feel like the renaming campaign will have to come next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsman89 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Really the renaming campaign should have come first before FPAR/OTM. It would be easier for legislature people to approve, knowing they are dealing with Physician Associates and not Physician Assistants who must just help the doctor by taking B/P, height, and weight. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted May 19, 2017 Administrator Share Posted May 19, 2017 Let's say we get some states to allow this, and some PAs end up going solo. Won't that be at odds with our profession's name? If this takes off, I feel like the renaming campaign will have to come next. There's no "solo" in medicine. In both family and occ med, I regularly refer my patients to other providers--PT, OT, Massage, Vocational counselors, psych, ortho, GI, derm, urology, endo, rheum... that's a typical week. Mind you, I don't *report to* any of these, but I call upon their skills and specialty education for the benefit of my patients. Would I really be that much different if I didn't have a supervising physician of record? Both of us spend WAY more time referring to the same specialists than we do double-checking each other... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted May 19, 2017 Administrator Share Posted May 19, 2017 Really the renaming campaign should have come first before FPAR/OTM. It would be easier for legislature people to approve, knowing they are dealing with Physician Associates and not Physician Assistants who must just help the doctor by taking B/P, height, and weight. :/ At least now we can go for multiple things at the same time... Fewer trips to the legislature to rename and expand at the same time. Heck, let's make sure to get the NCCPA out of state regulatory language while we're at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'm down with OTP. Who's down with OTP? (it had to be done) I was thinking the same thing! Hahaha... But on the topic, I'm a little reticent. Still not sure how states (my state) will look at this. We'll see I guess. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Also, will New grads be able to participate in this? I would hope there is a clause like "PAs must have 5years exp..." or something like that. I thought that was in the original proposal. Also what are the differences from the original proposal (FPAR) and this one (OTP)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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