MSMS Proposed HB 4472 to Limit the Practice of PA Medicine

MSMS Proposed HB 4472 to Limit the Practice of PA Medicine
Bill Sponsor Committed to Removing PAs

View the MAPA Board of Directors' Statement regarding the legislation proposed by the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA).

• 18 new regulations proposed for Michigan physicians. HB 4472 masks low-performing physicians while impeding high-performing physicians. Michigan retains relatively few physicians who attend Michigan medical schools. HB 4472’s increased regulatory burden and liability costs to high-performing physicians will increase physician brain-drain.
• 18 new regulations proposed for Michigan PAs. The proposed regulatory scheme assumes PAs are low-performing providers without supporting evidence. HB 4472 includes chart review requirements, limits on rounds in private homes, specialty care restrictions, physician-designed performance reviews and other new regulations never experienced by Michigan PAs since their inception in 1972.

Read MAPA's Statement