Physician Assistants Omnibus/Team-based/Compact.

HB 672 creates a new "team-based practice" model for physician assistants (PAs) in North Carolina, allowing them to practice without direct physician oversight under specific conditions. To qualify, PAs must have over 4,000 hours of clinical experience (including 1,000+ hours in their specialty) and work in practices meeting defined criteria, such as physician ownership and collaborative care structures. The bill revises licensing rules to remove the requirement for PAs in these settings to provide a supervising physician’s contact information, while maintaining supervision requirements for perioperative services. This directly affects PAs seeking to work in team-based medical practices, including hospitals and clinics meeting the new standards.