PAs practice medicine with physician supervision in virtually every specialty. To a large extent, PA scope of practice is determined by the delegatory decisions made by the supervising physician, but state laws and regulations play a significant role as well.
- Issue Brief: PA Scope of Practice
- Link to all issue briefs on various specialties
- Areas of state laws that should include PAs
- State Law Snapshot: Supervision of Medical Assistants
- State Law Snapshot: Disasters
- Laws and Regulations Governing PAs' Ability to Provide Care in Disasters
- State Law Snapshot: Regulation of Outpatient Surgery
- State Law Snapshot: X-Rays & other radiological procedures
- State Law Snapshot: Regulation of mental health
- State Law Snapshot: Sedation and Anesthesia
- State Law Snapshot: Pre-hospital care
- Summary: Where Scope is Determined
- Summary: Emergency Detention of Mentally Ill Adults
- Summaries of State Laws and Regulations
- Model State Legislation
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