Health occupations: physician’s assistants; physician’s assistants licensure compact; provide for. Amends secs. 16337 & 18001 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16337 & 333.18001) & adds secs. 16187d, 17011b, 17061a, 17511b & 18011b.
Key claim: Michigan enacted the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact (PA 45 of 2026), amending the Public Health Code to authorize PA compact privileges and related licensure provisions.
Abstract
(HB4309 · 103rd Legislature) Health occupations: physician’s assistants; physician’s assistants licensure compact; provide for. Amends secs. 16337 & 18001 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16337 & 333.18001) & adds secs. 16187d, 17011b, 17061a, 17511b & 18011b. Sponsor: Rep. David Prestin ® + 18 co-sponsors Latest vote: House Third Reading: Roll Call #331 — 104-2 (passed, 2026-07-03) Latest action (2026-07-22): Assigned Pa 45’26 With Immediate Effect
Why this matters
Enactment of the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact lets PAs licensed in member states practice in Michigan (and vice versa) via a compact privilege, easing labor mobility for a high-demand health occupation and reducing employer barriers to hiring across state lines. It continues Michigan’s pattern of joining multi-state health-profession compacts, aligning workforce policy with a broader national licensure-portability trend.