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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho House Bill 806 Revises Physician Assistant Licensing, Practice Rules, and Bridge Year Physician Regulations
Last action · March 3, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho House Bill 806 amends state law to update licensing, collaboration, and practice requirements for physician assistants, expands medical disciplinary grounds for health professionals requiring supervision, and removes a limitation on limited licenses for s effective July 1, 2026.
The measure alters how physician assistants collaborate with physicians, establishes criminal history check mandates for original applicants, modifies disciplinary rules for supervising physicians, and impacts the practice terms and reporting requirements for s.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Physician Assistants
Physician assistants face updated licensure application, background check, collaborative agreement, and practice ownership rules.
Bridge Year Physicians
Bridge year physicians operate under a one-year nonrenewable limited license with specific supervision, prescriptive, and liability rules.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What background check is required for new physician assistant applicants?
What is the requirement for a physician assistant to independently own a medical practice?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 3, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- Mar 2, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
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