Plain English Breakdown
The official summary does not provide details on specific dates or terms being removed, only that transitional language is deleted.
Changes to Physician Assistant Regulations
This bill removes certain rules about how long former committee members can serve on the new board of physician assistants in Tennessee.
What This Bill Does
- Removes old language that set limits for how long former committee members could stay on the new board of physician assistants.
Who It Names or Affects
- Former committee members who were part of the old board of medical examiners’ committee on physician assistants before it became the new board in 2021.
- The current and future members of the Tennessee Board of Physician Assistants.
Terms To Know
- Physician Assistant
- A healthcare professional who works with doctors to provide medical care.
- Board of Medical Examiners’ Committee on Physician Assistants
- The group that used to oversee the rules for physician assistants in Tennessee before 2021.
Limits and Unknowns
- It is not clear how many former committee members are still serving or will be affected by these changes.
- This bill does not change other parts of the law about becoming a licensed physician assistant in Tennessee.