Senate Bill 1367 Summary

• Creates two practice pathways for physician assistants: supervision by a physician (all PAs) and collaboration agreements (PAs with 8,000+ hours of documented supervised clinical practice over 36+ months)

• Establishes "collaboration agreement" as written agreement between PA and employer describing scope of practice, allowing experienced PAs to practice with less direct physician oversight while maintaining legal responsibility for patient care

• Defines physician assistant as person licensed under the chapter, removing language requiring "physician supervision" to align with new collaboration agreement option

• Allows PAs to bill and receive direct payment for professional services if authorized by employer and permits experienced PAs to delegate and supervise licensed or unlicensed personnel

• Exempts physician assistants holding active licenses in good standing for 5+ years before January 1, 2023 from documenting the 8,000-hour clinical practice requirement; provides one-year rulemaking exemption for the regulatory board