Amends statutory law to change title of "physician assistant" to "physician associate."

# Summary of New Jersey Legislative Bill Amending "Physician Assistant" to "Physician Associate" This bill is a comprehensive legislative update to New Jersey's statutory law that replaces all instances of "physician assistant" and its variants with "physician associate" throughout the state's legal code. The key points of this bill are: 1. It changes terminology to align with the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), which changed its preferred terminology from "physician assistant" to "physician associate" in May 2021. 2. The bill contains numerous specific amendments to various sections of New Jersey law, including: - Revisions to the State Board of Medical Examiners (R.S.45:9-1) - Amendments to the "Physician Assistant Licensing Act" (P.L.1991, c.378) - Changes to continuing medical education requirements - Updates to law enforcement licensing requirements (Section 14) - Various other legal references throughout the code 3. The bill makes technical changes to ensure all references to this healthcare profession in state law reflect the updated terminology preferred by the professional organization. 4. The bill includes a "STATEMENT" explaining the purpose: "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." This is a straightforward terminology update to bring New Jersey's legal code in line with the professional organization's preferred terminology, without changing any substantive practice standards or requirements for physician associates.