Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 4457 — State of New Jersey (May 22, 2025)

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A Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 4457, State of New Jersey, dated May 22, 2025, reporting favorably Senate Bill No. 4457. Following the May 2021 vote by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), formerly the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the bill replaces instances of "physician assistant" and its variants in New Jersey statutory law with "physician associate" and makes technical changes.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
4457

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 22,
2025

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 4457.

This
bill replaces instances of “physician assistant” and its variants in the
statutory law of this State to “physician associate” and makes certain
technical changes.

In
May 2021, the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), formerly the
American Academy of Physician Assistants, the national organization
representing physician associates voted to change the title of “physician
assistant” to “physician associate.” The bill changes the State’s statutory
law to conform to the AAPA’s usage of its preferred term.

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