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Congratulations to the newly elected 2009-2010 VAPA Board of Directors!
>> Click Here to see the elected Board of Directors for the 2009‐2010 leadership year
38 Hours of Category I CME Approved
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 38 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician Assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.
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Free CME Event: "Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Case"
VAPA Chief Delegate’s Updates on the AAPA 2009 HOD
Health Care Reform Testimony by Fitzhugh Mullan, MD
VAPA Reimbursement Information May 2008
We are including new information on this website, through a NEW button on our main page. This will lead you to links of information regarding reimbursement issues for various insurance carriers in the commonwealth.
If you have any comments or issues regarding Reimbursement for PA services in Virginia- please share them with us by contacting the Reimbursement coordinator. While we are not in a position to “fix” problems for you, we feel that sharing each other’s issues will help by allowing others to offer suggestions and find out what has worked in the past. We can also put you in touch with the experts on reimbursement at the AAPA.
Reimbursement Coordinator:
Polly A. Porter, PA-C
210 1/2 Adams Ave
Alexandria , VA 22301
703/836-2032 home
703/664-7264 work
pporter99@hotmail.co
Virginia PAs can Apply for Schedule II Prescribing
As of July 1, 2007, the Virginia Board of Medicine is accepting requests for prescriptions privileges that include Schedule II drugs. The DEA has completed their reviews and has implemented their On-line system to update your DEA information. Remember that you need to follow the steps required to first update your prescription privileges with the state then update your DEA Certificate. Click here for details.
Virginia High School League Forms now say PA too!
The new printing of the VHSL Form includes PAs as one of the examiners who can sign them. This link will take you to their forms page, click on: Virginia High School League Form.