California Academy of Physician Assistants (CAPA) recently announced that Senate Bill 233 has passed and will become law effective January 1, 2012. This new law solidifies the future of California PAs working in the Emergency Department and those PAs working for a specialty service which does consulting in the ER.
 
This is a very crucial bill that Dr. Maryann Sheps was personally involved with this past summer. She explains the importance of the lobbying experience in an article for CAPA members. Click to read article here.
 
Read a copy of the Bill language by clicking HERE.
 
Be sure to stay on the look out for the CAPA magazine posting for details about the bill.