Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2827: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions and for physician assistants.
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to the right to practice medicine and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts; reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for its composition, powers and duties; providing for the issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties; and making repeals," further providing for definitions and for physician assistants.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An act relating to the right to practice medicine and surgery and the right to practice medically related acts; reestablishing the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure as the State Board of Medicine and providing for its composition, powers and duties; providing for the issuance of licenses and certificates and the suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates; provided penalties; and making repeals," further providing for definitions and for physician assistants. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The definitions of "physician assistant" and "primary supervising physician" in section 2 of the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, are amended and the section is amended by adding a definition to read: Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: * * * "Collaboration." A process in which a physician associate works with one or more physicians to deliver health care services within the scope of the physician associate's expertise. The term includes all of the following: (1) Immediate availability of a licensed physician to a physician associate through direct communications or by radio, telephone or telecommunications. (2) A predetermined plan for emergency …