SB 807
Authorizing physician assistants to own business
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Bill overview
This bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) in West Virginia to own and operate their own businesses. It would prohibit the board of medicine from denying a license or authorization to a PA based on referrals if the PA has a financial interest in the referring practice. The bill also extends protections to medical corporations that include PA shareholders and designates the profession of physician assistant as a professional service for the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, allowing PAs to form professional limited liability companies.
Key provisions
- Authorizes physician assistants to own and operate their own businesses.
- Prohibits the board of medicine from denying licenses or authorizations to PAs for referrals if the PA has a proprietary interest.
- Extends protections to medical corporations that include PA shareholders.
- Designates the profession of physician assistant as a professional service for the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
- Allows PAs to form professional limited liability companies.
- Requires reporting of certain disciplinary actions and referrals to the board by hospitals, managed care organizations, professional societies, and other healthcare providers.
- Establishes procedures for the board to deny licenses or authorizations based on various grounds, including criminal convictions, professional incompetence, and unethical conduct.
- Provides a process for judicial review of the board’s disciplinary actions.
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