MA S1502

Removes the requirement for physician assistants to practice under guidelines mutually developed with a supervising physician, allowing them to perform medical services within their education, training, and experience independently

Requires physician assistants to complete at least 2,000 hours of collaborative practice with physicians in a hospital or integrated clinical setting as a condition of licensure

Mandates that insurers cover services provided by physician assistants if the same service would be covered when provided by a physician, and allows PAs to bill insurers directly

Eliminates Board of Registration in Medicine oversight of physician assistant prescribing and removes requirements to report supervising physician information

Directs the Board of Registration of Physician Assistants to amend regulations at 263 CMR 5.05 to conform with the new law