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WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
February 2020 Newsletter: February 2020 Newsletter

2020 WAPA Lobby Day | February 5, 2020
Thank you to all who attended! 
2020 Lobby Day Attendees

PA Bill: House Bill 2378 and Senate Bill 6240 (formerly SB 5411)
NEW: PA Supervision Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9l-HW3fUMo

YouTube Videos on PA Bill
Short Clip (57 seconds):https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_z2iyA8mFg
Detailed PA Bill Info (2 minutes and 20 seconds): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1HidYIDdRp4


February 24, 2020: HB 2378 was voted out of the Senate Health & Long Term Health Care Committee

February 18, 2020 Update on HB 2378 
On Feb 5th, 60+ PAs and PA students came to the capital for our second annual legislative day and it was a success! Our bill passed the house on Feb 15th with a unanimous decision, because of you! The system works, but we are not done.

Our bill is scheduled to go before the Senate Health and Wellness committee on Friday, February 21st  at 8:00 am. Linda Dale and I will testify on behalf of WAPA.  You are invited to observe and support this effort. We have until early March in this short session to pass the bill in the senate and have it become law.  Our focus if passed, will be to educate employers of the changes enacted by the bill. This is an uphill climb and will be executed by your president elect Gabe Zecha with the WAPA Legislative Committee, WAPA Board of Directors and you, our membership.

READ MORE: 18 Feb 2020 Bill update.pdf

WAPA Spring Conference 2020

Save the date and join us April 25-28, 2020
28.5 Category I hours of CME
Seattle Airport Marriott Hotel
Seattle, Washington
Online registration is now open!
Questions? Please email WAPA at: [email protected] 

Exhibitor Registration
2020 Spring Prospectus
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Brochure/Schedule 

 

 2020 WAPA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Deadline for submission for the Spring 2020 student scholarships is April 10, 2020.

Veteran Student Scholarship  Veteran Scholarship Application

WAPA Student Scholarship WAPA Scholarship Application

Faculty Reference: 2020 Faculty Reference

NEWS

January 7, 2020 | President's Message
PA Lobby Day is February 5th, join us!
Message from the President January 7.docx

January 1, 2019
State of Washington | Health Care Authority Letter: Clarification on health home.pdf
AAPA HR 105 and HCA Update: AAPA HR 1052 and HCA Update.pdf

December 13, 2019 | President's Message
PA Bill 5411 Revised Dec 13 2019 President's Message.pdf

December 2, 2019 | President's Message
You Matter! You Matter.pdf

 

 

WAPA Membership

We are dedicated to the promotion of our profession and need your support for its continued growth. Each Physician Assistant in this state is important to our organization. There is strength in numbers, and we need to watch issues such as reimbursement, practice laws and work on continuing to publicize our great profession.

WAPA Membership Categories

Fellow: A PA who is a member of AAPA (For WAPA elections, votes for WAPA & AAPA positions) $150.00 /year

Colleague: A PA who is not a member of AAPA (For WAPA elections, votes for WAPA officers only) $150.00/year

Sustaining: A retired PA, Active duty PA or a PA employed by a federal agency (i.e. the VA or Madigan) $95.00/year

Out of State: A PA who is not residing or working in Washington state. $95.00/year

Student: A student in a PA training program. Student memberships are $60.00 for 2 years.

Affiliate: A non-physician assistant (MD, DO, ND). $95.00/year

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