Bill Text: TX HR273 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Physician Assistant Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR273 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR273-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Physician Assistant Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR273 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR273-Introduced.html
88R12407 BHH-D | ||
By: Campos | H.R. No. 273 |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants | ||
are gathering in Austin for Texas Physician Assistant Day at the | ||
State Capitol on February 21, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1975, the Texas Academy of Physician | ||
Assistants represents more than 2,500 physician assistants and | ||
students throughout the state; the organization aims to improve the | ||
health of all Texans by supporting PAs through professional | ||
development, education, representation, and legislative advocacy; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Physician assistants are highly educated and | ||
qualified medical professionals who are licensed to diagnose | ||
illness, develop and manage treatment plans, and serve as a | ||
patient's principal health care provider; employed in doctors' | ||
offices, hospitals, and clinics, PAs are often the first point of | ||
contact for patients, and they play an important role in helping | ||
them understand their health care needs and empowering them to be | ||
effective advocates for their own health; and | ||
WHEREAS, Because of their advanced education in medicine, PAs | ||
are valuable assets to the medical teams on which they serve, and | ||
they are instrumental in enhancing the availability of high-quality | ||
health care, particularly in rural and other medically underserved | ||
areas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through their vital work on the front lines of | ||
patient care, physician assistants contribute to the well-being and | ||
quality of life of countless Texans, and they are deserving of their | ||
fellow citizens' deep respect and appreciation; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2023, as Texas Physician | ||
Assistant Day at the State Capitol and commend the Texas Academy of | ||
Physician Assistants for its efforts to advance the practice of | ||
this important profession in our state; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |