Physician Assistants Can Treat Comp Patients Under New Law

Oregon’s governor signed into law a bill permitting physician assistants to treat injured employees in workers’ compensation claims. Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday signed into law House Bill 3412, by Rep. Dacia Grayber, D-Tigard, which authorizes physician assistants to provide the same level of services as nurse practitioners for workers' comp patients in a managed care organization setting. Both physician assistants and nurse practitioners are now allowed to provide compensable medical services within the first 180 days from the date of the first visit. They can also author...