PA Team-Based Practice.

SB 345 establishes a "team-based practice" model for Physician Assistants (PAs) in North Carolina. It defines specific requirements for medical practices to qualify as team-based settings, including physician ownership and participation in patient care design. PAs must meet extensive clinical experience criteria to practice in these settings, allowing them to operate with a modified supervision arrangement that emphasizes team collaboration rather than a named supervising physician in some contexts. However, physician supervision is still explicitly required for team-based PAs providing surgical or anesthesia services.