MT HB686

Increases physician assistant representation on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners from 1 member to 3 members, expanding the total board size from 12 to 14 members

Removes the requirement for physician assistants with fewer than 8,000 hours of postgraduate clinical experience to practice under a collaborative agreement with a licensed physician or experienced physician assistant

Eliminates provisions requiring physician assistants to maintain written policies and procedures describing collaboration methods and competency evaluation when working under collaborative agreements

Keeps physician assistant licensing under the Board of Medical Examiners rather than transitioning it to a Department of Labor and Industry licensing program (the bill title's reference to "transitioning" is struck through in the enrolled version)