1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; eliminating the term limits for Physician Assistant 
1.3 	Advisory Council members;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147A.27, 
1.4 	subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Physician Assistant Advisory Council is created 
1.8 	and is composed of seven persons appointed by the board. The seven persons must include:
1.9 	(1) two public members, as defined in section 214.02;
1.10 	(2) three physician assistants licensed under this chapter who meet the criteria for a new 
1.11 	applicant under section 147A.02; and
1.12 	(3) two licensed physicians with experience supervising physician assistants.
1.13 	(b) No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. If a member is appointed 
1.14 	for a partial term and serves more than half of that term it shall be considered a full term.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.