Legislative Reform: Maryland Physician Assistant Law

After three long years, MedChi is proud to announce that legislation reforming the Maryland Physician Assistant (PA) law was finally adopted in the 2024 Session. To learn more, watch our quick overview video here.

The bill embodies the principles set forth by the physician workgroup established in 2022, namely ensuring that physicians remain the leaders of the patient care team and retain control over the scope of practice and actions of PAs. This legislative resolution comes at a time when other states are allowing PAs to practice independently and forestalls that effort here because the Legislature now considers the issue resolved for the foreseeable future.



Practicing physicians can ensure PAs practices are appropriate, customary, and in accordance with the collaboration agreement, set by the physicians themselves. Physicians can now tailor individual agreements with PAs to provide the best possible patient care.

The reformed legislation also outlines “advanced duties”, which require additional training beyond the basic PA education required for licensure. The bill will work to ensure that PAs are not given advanced duties for which they are not qualified, and even in exempt facilities, there will be an internal process for advanced duty approval. This should significantly lower mal-practice rates and improve overall care.

The collaboration between the Maryland Association of Physicians Assistants and MedChi made this legislation reform possible, and I’m truly grateful to everyone involved.

As we move forward, MedChi is pleased to announce its Annual Meeting and Fall House of Delegates Meeting on October 26, 2024, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. This will be the inauguration of MedChi’s 177th president, Padmini Ranasinghe, MD, with a featured program on AI in Medicine: A Seismic Shift. MedChi will moderate a team of panelists as they discuss and deliberate the possible future direction of AI augmented healthcare systems.

Together, we can continue to improve healthcare for our physicians, patients, and their communities.

Gene Ransom III

CEO, MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society

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