American Academy of Physician Assistants

Indiana Governor Signs Legislation Allowing Physician Assistants to Prescribe Medicines

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, May 18th, 2007

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the Indiana Academy of PAs (IAPA) have announced that Governor Mitch Daniels has signed legislation allowing physicians to delegate prescriptive authority to physician assistants (PAs) within the state. The new bill will take effect on July 1, making Indiana the 50th state to grant this authority.

"With this new change in the law, thousands of patients in Indiana will have increased access to quality patient care, provided by competent, qualified health care professionals," said AAPA President Mary Ettari, PA-C, M.P.H.

"This has been an incredible journey," said Bret Cornn, PA-C, IAPA co-...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2007-05-18)

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