- A. Payment for services within the physician assistant's scope of practice by a health insurance plan shall be made when ordered or performed by the physician assistant, if the same service would have been covered if ordered or performed by a physician. An in-network physician assistant shall be authorized to bill for and receive direct payment for the medically necessary services the physician assistant delivers.
- B. To ensure accountability and transparency for patients, payers and the health care system, an in-network physician assistant shall be identified as the rendering professional in the billing and claims process when the physician assistant delivers medical or surgical services to patients.
- C. No insurance company or third-party payer shall impose a practice, education, or collaboration requirement that is inconsistent with or more restrictive than existing physician assistant state laws or regulations.
Laws 2020, SB 1915, c. 154, § 7.