Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2531: An Act relative to physician assistant interstate compact
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 112A the following chapter:- Chapter 112B. Physician Assistant Licensure Compact. Section 1. In order to strengthen access to medical services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of medical services, the participating states of the physician assistant licensure compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing authority of state licensing boards to license and discipline physician assistants and seeks to enhance the portability of a license to practice as a physician assistant while safeguarding the safety of patients. This compact allows medical services to be provided by physician assistants, via the mutual recognition of the licensee’s qualifying license by other compact participating states. This compact also adopts the prevailing standard for physician assistant licensure and affirms that the practice and delivery of medical services by the physician assistant occurs where the patient is located at the time of the patient encounter, and therefore requires the physician assistant to be under the jurisdiction of the state licensing board where the patient is located. State licensing boards that participate in this compact retain the jurisdiction to impose adverse action against a compact privilege in that state issued to a physician assistant through the procedures of this compact. The physician assistant licensure …
Sponsors
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire) · primary sponsor
- Russell Holmes (D, 6th Suffolk)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (D, 27th Middlesex)
- Judith Garcia (D)
- Tarr, Andrew (D, 5th Essex)
- Steven Xiarhos (R, 5th Barnstable)
- Joseph McKenna (R, 18th Worcester)
- Michael Finn (D, 6th Hampden)
- Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex)
- Patricia Duffy (D, 5th Hampden)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : Hearing rescheduled to 07/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Health
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (July 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (October 10, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2531?
- H2531 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to physician assistant interstate compact.
- What is the status of H2531?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2531?
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H2531?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2531
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