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Workplace Violence Bills Signed Into Law
Healthcare workers should not have to fear violence in the workplace. MAPA supported the bills that Governor Witmer recently signed into law, revising fines and jail time for persons convicted of violence against healthcare workers. Continue Reading
Date posted12/6/2023
MSMS Proposed HB 4472 to Limit the Practice of PA Medicine
Click to view the MAPA Board of Directors' Statement regarding the legislation proposed by the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA). Continue Reading
Date posted09/26/2023
Free Opioid Risk Training for Michigan PAs
Effective June 27, 2023, the DEA requires registered practitioners to meet a one-time, eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. Continue Reading
Date posted09/1/2023
PAs Included in Quick Action to Prevent Gun Violence
On May 22nd of this year Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 83, Michigan’s red flag law, known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO). Michigan is the 21st State to pass such legislation and it is expected to go into effect in the Spring of 2024. Continue Reading
Date posted08/22/2023