Cross-sectional analysis of US scope of practice laws and employed physician assistants

Objective This study examined if the variation in physician assistant (PA) state scope of practice (SOP) laws across states are associated with number of employed PAs, PA demographics and PA/population ratio per state. The hypothesis was that less restrictive SOP laws will increase the demand for PAs and the number of PAs in a state. Design Retrospective cross-sectional analysis at three time points: 1998, 2008, 2017. Setting Fifty states and...