There are currently 2 bills before the House and Senate, both of these bills are stuck in the House and Senate's Health and Human Services Committees.

THERE ARE ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT IN THE SESSION BEFORE THESE BILLS WILL DIE AND WE LOSE THOSE THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY PROVIDE.  WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MOVE THEM FORWARD !!!

Both of these bills are specifically to help PAs in Rhode Island. 

The bills are H-7935 and S-2868 which are both updates to our PA Practice Act. The new changes removes restrictive covenants that employers may impose, improves the definition of collaboration, and allows us to clear student athletes for return to play after injury or concussion. (The law does not presently allow us to do this). It also fixes a problem with CME that aligns your CME over a 2 year period.   

THESE BILLS WILL NOT PASS BY THEMSELVES. THEY NEED YOU!!

THERE IS NOTHING MORE POWERFUL IN PASSING A BILL THEN THE SENATORS or REPRESENTATIVES KNOWING THAT THEIR CONSTITUENTS SUPPORT A PIECE OF LEGISLATION.  

HERE'S WHERE YOU COME IN. 

All we need from you is to reach out with an email. We have outlined what you need to do.  

Please send an email to each:

1) Your Representative asking them to help move and pass H-7935 and 

2) Your Senator asking them to help move and pass S-2868

PLEASE DO THIS TODAY AND PLEASE COPY info@RIAPA.org 

Subject: Senate Bills S-2868 and House Bill H-7935

Dear Representative  (NAME) and Senator (NAME) ,

I'm writing as a constituent and a physician assistant to ask for your support for Senate bills S-2868 along with House bill H-7935 which are in front of the HHS committee. S-2868 and House companion bill H-7935 both include important updates to the 2019 PA Modernization Act. Passage of this bill will help improve patient access to care and remove the challenges of restrictive covenants. 

Thank you for your consideration of this legislation. 

Respectfully,

(YOUR NAME)

(YOUR ADDRESS)