A. Payment for services within the physician assistant's scope of practice by a health insurance plan shall be made when ordered or performed by the physician assistant, if the same service would have been covered if ordered or performed by a physician. An in-network physician assistant shall be authorized to bill for and receive direct payment for the medically necessary services the physician assistant delivers.
B. To ensure accountability and transparency for patients, payers and the health care system, an in-network physician assistant shall be identified as the rendering professional in the billing and claims process when the physician assistant delivers medical or surgical services to patients.
C. No insurance company or third-party payer shall impose a practice, education, or collaboration requirement that is inconsistent with or more restrictive than existing physician assistant state laws or regulations.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 154, § 7.