OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla — A new law is changing the way physician assistants can practice in Oklahoma.

HB 2584, which removes the requirement for a PA-physician practice agreement for PAs with more than 6,240 hours, was vetoed by Oklahoma Governor Stitt earlier this year.

However, the Oklahoma Legislature overrode the governor’s veto with bipartisan support and the bill recently went into effect, expanding health care access.

"We graduate over 200 PAs every year and more than 30 percent move out of state because of the legislative laws that are restricting what they can do," said Donald Guthrie, PA and president, Oklahoma Academy of Physician Associates.

Guthrie says this new law could change those staggering statistics and help with the shortage of physician assistants, especially in rura

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