Minnesota Legislature
SF 1083
as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/11/2025 10:03am
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A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; modifying physician assistant collaborative
agreement requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 147A.02.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 147A.02, is amended to read:
147A.02 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
(a) The board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who:
(1) submits an application on forms approved by the board;
(2) pays the appropriate fee as determined by the board;
(3) has current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician
Assistants, or its successor agency as approved by the board;
(4) certifies that the applicant is mentally and physically able to engage safely in practice
as a physician assistant;
(5) has no licensure, certification, or registration as a physician assistant under current
discipline, revocation, suspension, or probation for cause resulting from the applicant's
practice as a physician assistant, unless the board considers the condition and agrees to
licensure;
(6) submits any other information the board deems necessary to evaluate the applicant's
qualifications; and
(7) has been approved by the board.
(b) All persons registered as physician assistants as of June 30, 1995, are eligible for
continuing license renewal. All persons applying for licensure after that date shall be licensed
according to this chapter.
(c) A physician assistant who qualifies for licensure must practice for at least 2,080
hours, within the context of a collaborative agreement, within a hospital or integrated clinical
setting where physician assistants and physicians work together to provide patient care. The
physician assistant shall submit written evidence to the board with the application, or upon
completion of the required collaborative practice experience. For purposes of this paragraph,
a collaborative agreement is a mutually agreed upon plan for the overall working relationship
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care of patients. The physician assistant and one of the collaborative physicians must have
experience in providing care to patients with the same or similar medical conditions. The
collaborating physician is not required to be physically present so long as the collaborating
physician and physician assistant are or can be easily in contact with each other by radio,
telephone, or other telecommunication device.