Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants (IAPA) represents the PA profession in the State of Illinois.
IAPA represents 423 certified and licensed Physician Assistants and 250 Physician Assistant students.
Our Mission
The Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants exists to provide information, education and governmental advocacy, and to serve as the primary resource on the Physician Assistant profession.
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QUICK NEWS - January 3, 2012
ELECTIONS 2012 RESULTS
Congratulations to the IAPA Board of Directors elections held in December. Winners are:
President-Elect - Zac Sowa, PA-C
Secretary - Regina Chen, MA, PA-C
Region 1 Northern Illinois Regional Director - Carmen Kaufman, MPAS, PA-C
Region 2, North Eastern Illinois Regional Director - Kristen Dolder, PA-C
Region 5, East Central Illinois Regional Director - Charu Mahajan, PA-C
Delegate for 2013 & 2014 - Margaret Wilson, PA-S
Thanks to all who took time to be a part of our balloting process.
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June 1, 2011
1. At the Capitol,SB 2255, amends the PA Practice Act and the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that a supervising physician or collaborating physician may, but is not required to, delegate prescriptive authority, including expanded privileges with Schedule II Controlled Substances. PAs will not have to write for only 5 oral substances, but will have privileges for any Schedule II oral substance and patches. It will require 5 hours of pharmacology CME each year. New PAs applying for licenses for Schedule II will require at least 45 hours of pharmacology within a PA Program. Rules will need to be written for this bill before PAs prescribe more than 5 oral dosages. The bill was signed on August 10, 2011 and is Public Act, 97-0358.
2. At the Capitol in Springfield, HB 1702, amends four sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code allowing licensed physician assistants (PA) and licensed advanced practice nurses (APN) as persons specifically authorized to do blood draws in suspected DUI cases. Sponsored by Representative Dan Reitz (D-116, Sparta, IL), has been:
1. Introduced in the House Health Care Committee.
2. Voted unanimously out of the House Health Care Committee.
3. Passed by the House of Representatives and is now over in the Senate.
4. Sponsored in the Senate by Senator Luechtefeld.
5. Passed the Senate Licensed Activities Committee on May 5 and moves to the Senate floor for a vote.
6. Bill was signed on Friday, August 19, 2011 and is Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-04503.
3. At the Capitol, SB 1585, allows PAs to sign medical exam reports with the Secretary of State's Office. Sponsored by Senator M. Maggie Crotty (D-19, Oak Forest, IL) has been:
1. Introduced in the Senate Transportation Committee.
2. Voted unanimously out of the Senate Transportation Committee.
3. Passed the Senate and is now over in the House of Representatives.
4. Sponsored in the House by Representative Joseph Lyons and co-sponosred by Re. Sandra Pilos.
5. Assigned to the House Transportation Committee.
6. Read in committee on April 27, 2011. Passed to the House Floor for a vote.
7. Governor Quinn signed the bill. It is now Public Act 97-0185 and is effective immediately.
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