Legislative Committee

• Promote legislation, legislative activities and ideas that enhance the utilization and practice of PAs in Indiana.
• Provide timely information to PAs on legislative issues affecting physician assistant practice in Indiana.
• Provide representation and expertise on legislative issues that affect PA practice.
• Promote collaborative relationships with legislators, professional groups and organization important to the success of IAPA's legislative interests.
• Serve as IAPA's primary source for practice-related problems, questions and solutions.
• Maintain relationships with other healthcare organizations, associations, academies, third-party payers and governmental bodies, such as the Indiana State Department of Health.
• Maintain a relationship with the Indiana Rural Health Association.
• Promote strategic alliances with key organizations in rural or urban communities.
• Coordinate the crafting of new PA legislation and/or modification of current legislation  affecting PA practice.
• Work closely with the IAPA lobbyist and legal counsel.
• Write articles for the IAPA newsletter regularly updating the PA constituency and membership on legislative or PA practice issues.
• Chair shall act as the primary liaison between the state and federal legislature and the related constituency. 

Co-Chair: Courtney Doran