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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7988: Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7988 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants; provides that a physician assistant may practice without the supervision of a physician when such physician assistant is employed by a health system or hospital and is credentialed and given privileges by such health system or hospital, or when such physician assistant is licensed, has practiced for more than six thousand hours, is practicing in primary care, and is performing certain functions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Sam BergerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Jenifer RajkumarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source