HB 4010 (2024) changed the “Physician Assistant" title to “Physician Associate" throughout Oregon statute starting June 6, 2024. Click
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To practice in Oregon a PA must have a written collaboration agreement in place. PA collaboration agreements are not filed with the OMB and the OMB will not maintain or track agreements. Collaboration agreements must be kept on file at the PA's primary location of practice and only made available to the Oregon Medical Board upon request. The physician or employer with whom the PA enters a collaboration agreement must provide a copy of the collaboration agreement to the PA.
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Background
In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 3036 to modernize physician associate (PA) practice in Oregon and remove administrative barriers. These changes took effect in phases starting January 15, 2022, and July 15, 2022. HB 3036 removed parts of state regulation and allows broader discretion at the PA practice level for employers and/or physicians to structure PA practice through a collaboration agreement and collaborative practice.
In 2023, the Oregon Legislator passed House Bill 2584 (2023) to fully implement PA collaborative practice that was created in HB 3036. All Oregon PAs transitioned to collaborative practice by December 31, 2023. The Oregon Medical Board still regulates the individual physicians and PAs as provided in the Medical Practice Act (ORS 677) to ensure patient safety.
The Board used a multi-phased rulemaking plan to implement changes and hosted a workgroup to review and make recommendations to draft rules. These workgroup meetings were open to the public and any member of the public could attend the meetings and provide public comment.
Please email elizabeth.ross@omb.oregon.gov with questions about PA collaborative practice.