HB2933 Summary

• Extends the repeal date of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2028.

• Replaces the term "supervising physician" with "collaborating physician" and "supervision agreement" with "collaborative agreement" throughout the Act to update professional relationships terminology.

• Adds new continuing education requirements of 50 hours per 2-year license renewal cycle for physician assistants.

• Adds disciplinary grounds allowing the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to refuse, refuse to renew, or discipline physician assistant licenses for willfully or negligently violating patient confidentiality or failing to provide medical records as required by law.

• Reorganizes the Act by adding titles and renumbering provisions, and amends related Acts including the Pharmacy Practice Act, Controlled Substances Act, and School Code to conform references to the updated terminology and structure.