WeVote

Bill

Bill

SB 89

An Act relating to physician assistants; relating to collaborative agreements between physicians and physician assistants; relating to the practice of medicine; relating to health care providers; and relating to provisions regarding physician assistants in contracts between certain health care providers and health care insurers.

34th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Cathy Giessel and 7 co-sponsors

SB 89 restructures Alaska PA collaborative requirements and insurance contracting rules to expand PA practice independence and direct healthcare insurer relationships.

(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 9/16/26
0

WeVote — Public opinion

No community votes yet. Be the first to weigh in from the Vote tab.

Bill text & amendments

SB89 Supporting Document-AAPA Issue Brief-PA Education 03.06.25 SB89 ver A CS SB 89 Summary of Changes Version W to Version L 3.23.2026 SB 89 Version A SB89 Fiscal Note-DCCED-CBPL-02.20.26 CSSB 89 DCCED Fiscal Note SB 89 Letters of Opposition Recieved as of 3.4.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Casey Gokey 04.18.25 CSSB 89 Supporting Documents - AK State Medical Association Letter of Support SB89 Draft Proposed CS ver G SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Nate Buffington 04.30.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Jill Valerius 04.30.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Delissa Culpeppper 04.15.25 SB89 Fiscal Note-DCCED-CBPL 02.14.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Marin Granholm 03.03.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter-Howard Chaitoff 03.05.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Harmony Billings 03.09.25 SB 89 Letters of Support Recieved as of 3.4.25 Sponsor Statement SB89 ver. O SB 89 Combined Bill File 03.09.26 SB 89 Supporting Document - AAPA Issue Brief - PA Education 2025.02.12 CSSB 89 Sectional Analysis ver. L 3.23.2026 SB 89 Research PLOS One Study 3.9.2026 Sponsor Statement SB89 Draft Proposed CS ver. W SB 89 Combined Bill File 03.09.26 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Chava Lee SB89 Public Testimony-combined 03.10 and 03.12 CSSB 89 Supporting Documents-Letter-AK State Medical Assoc 02.13.26 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter-AK Academy of Pediatrics 03.13.25 SB089CS(2dL&C)-DCCED-CPBL-03-06-26 SB89 - MED Bd Letter of Support Recommendations - 2.25.25 (002) SB 89 Fiscal Note DCCED DOI 2.14.25 HCS SB 89 version L.PDF SB89 Sponsor Statement 03.06.25 SB 89 Sectional Analysis 2025.02.11 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Aryeh Levenson 03.07.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter-AK State Medical Board-REVISED 03.21.25 CSSB 89 Sponsor Statement ver. L 3.23.2026 CSSB 89 Sectional Analysis ver. L 3.23.2026 CSSB 89 Summary of Changes ver. O to ver. W SB89 Sectional Analysis 03.06.25 CSSB 89 Supporting Documents - AK State Medical Association Letter of Support CSSB 89 Sectional Analysis ver. W Sponsor Statement HCS SB 89 version L.PDF CSSB 89 Sponsor Statement ver. W CSSB 89 Sponsor Statement ver. L 3.23.2026 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Emily Olsen 03.13.25 Sponsor Statement SB 89 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter-ANTHC 02.25.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Killian Lozach 03.06.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email-Maria Rollins 04.15.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter-AK Academy of Family Physicians 03.14.25 SB 89 Amendment 1 of 1 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter-ASMA 04.18.25 CS SB 89 Summary of Changes Version W to Version L 3.23.2026 SB89 Supporting Documents-Research Summary-Cost PA-Delivered Care 03.06.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Letter- APCA 04.29.25 SB89 Fiscal Note-DCCED-DOI 02.14.25 SB89 Public Testimony-Email Rachel Samuelson 03.14.25 CSSB 89 DCCED Fiscal Note