What Masters degree programs will be acceptable in order to be eligible to apply for provisional prescriptive authority?
Senate Bill 154 requires the Masters program must be accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the State Medical Board, or hold a masters degree or higher degree in a course of study with clinical relevance to the practice of physician assistants that was obtained from a program accredited by a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Physician Assistant Policy Committee (PAPC) is gathering information as to what programs are available, and may propose rules to further define the meaning of the term course of study with clinical relevance.
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