(a) The Regulatory Council for Physician Associates (Council) shall consist of 7 voting members, 1 of whom is a physician member appointed by the Board, 1 of whom is a physician who regularly collaborates with physician associates appointed by the Board, and 1 of whom is a pharmacist appointed by the Board of Pharmacy. The remaining 4 members, recommended by the Council and appointed by the Board, must be practicing physician associates, subject to the same causes for removal as a physician member of the Board except that the requirement for certification and registration to practice medicine is replaced by licensure to practice medicine as a physician associate. The Council may elect officers as necessary and recommend Council members to the Governor for appointment to the Board.

(b) Each Council member must be appointed for a term of 3 years and may succeed oneself for 1 additional 3-year term. A person appointed to fill a vacancy on the Council is entitled to hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term of the former member. Each term of office expires on the date specified in the appointment; however, a member whose term of office has expired remains eligible to serve until replaced by the Board. A person who has never served on the Council may be appointed for 2 consecutive terms, but that person is thereafter ineligible for appointment to the Council except as hereinafter provided. A person who has twice been appointed to the Council or who has served on the Council for 6 years within any 9-year period may not again be appointed until an interim period of at least 1 year has expired since the person last served. The members of the Council are to be compensated at an appropriate and reasonable level as determined by the Division of Professional Regulation and may be reimbursed for meeting-related travel expenses at the State’s approved rate. A member serving on the Council may not be an elected officer or a member of the board of directors of any professional association of physician associates.

(c) The Council, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act [Chapter 101 of Title 29], shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the practice of physician associates, subject to approval of the Board. The Board must approve or disapprove any proposed rule or regulation within 60 days of submission by the Council. If the Board fails to approve or disapprove the proposed rules or regulations within 60 days, the proposed rule or regulation is deemed approved by the Board.

(d) The Council must meet at least on a quarterly basis and at other such times as license applications are pending. The Council shall evaluate the credentials of all applications for licensure as a physician associate in this State, in order to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications for licensure set forth in this chapter. The Council shall present to the Board the names of individuals qualified for licensing, shall review and consider disciplinary complaints and recommend disciplinary action against licensees as necessary, and shall suggest changes in operations or regulations.

(e) The Regulatory Council for Physician Associates, by the affirmative vote of 4 of its members and with the approval of the Board within 30 days of the vote, may waive the quarterly meeting requirements of this subchapter.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 7;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

For purposes of this subchapter:

(1) “Collaborating physician” means a physician licensed by the Board who practices with a physician associate using a Collaborative Agreement.

(2) “Collaboration” or “collaborating” means a process in which the physician who oversees patient services and the physician associate jointly contribute to the healthcare and medical evaluation and treatment or management of patients with each performing actions the physician and physician associate is individually licensed for and has the education, training, and experience to perform. The collaborating physician must be available for consultation with the physician associate during the time of the patient encounter with the physician associate, if necessary to provide advice on the ongoing care of the patient. The constant physical presence of the collaborating physician is not required on-site in the practice setting, provided that the collaborating physician is readily accessible by some form of electronic communication.

(3) “Collaborative agreement” means a written document expressing an arrangement of collaboration between a licensed physician and a physician associate.

(4) “Independent practice” means practice and prescribing by a licensed physician associate who is not subject to a collaborative agreement to the full extent of the physician associate’s education, training, and experience.

(5) “Physician assistant,” “physician associate,” or “PA” means an individual who meets all of the following:

a. Has graduated from a physician assistant, physician associate, or surgeon assistant program which is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or, before 2001, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) of the American Medical Association (AMA), or a successor agency acceptable to and approved by the Board, or has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants before 1986.

c. Has passed a national certifying examination acceptable to the Regulatory Council for Physician Associates and approved by the Board.

d. Is licensed under this chapter to practice medicine as a physician associate.

e. Has completed any continuing education credits required by rules and regulations developed under this chapter.

f. [Repealed.]

68 Del. Laws, c. 147, §  2;  68 Del. Laws, c. 345, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 355, §§  3-5;  71 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  26;  74 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  30A;  75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 283, § 39;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) A collaborating physician must be available for consultation with the physician associate. It is the obligation of each team of physicians and physician associates to ensure that the physician associate’s scope of practice is identified, and is appropriate to the physician associate’s level of education, training, and experience, that the relationship of, and access to, the collaborating physician is defined, and that a process for evaluation of the physician associate’s performance is established.

(b) Each physician-physician associate team, hospital, clinic, medical group, or other healthcare facility is responsible for creating a written collaborative agreement, which must be kept on file at the primary location where the physician associate provides care, describing the information required by subsection (a) of this section. The written collaborative agreement shall be made available to the Board or the Council upon request.

(c) [Repealed.]

(d) A collaborating physician may not be involved in patient care in name only and must be involved in active patient care on a regular basis.

(e) A collaborating physician may not assign medical acts to a physician associate that exceed the physician’s license.

(f) A collaborating physician may not at any given time collaborate with more than 4 physician associates, unless a regulation of the Board increases or decreases the number. This limit does not apply to physicians and physician associates who practice in the same physical office or facility building, such as an emergency department so long as there is active, physician coverage.

(g) A physician who collaborates with a physician associate in violation of the provisions of this subchapter or of regulations adopted pursuant to this subchapter is subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline for permitting the unauthorized practice of medicine.

(h) Hospitals, clinics, medical groups and other healthcare facilities may employ physician associates subject to subsection (f) of this section.

(i) If the collaborating physician is not routinely present the physician must assure that the means and methods of collaboration are adequate to assure appropriate patient care. This may include telecommunication, chart review, or other methods of communication and oversight that are appropriate to the care setting and the education, training, and experience of the physician associate.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) A physician associate may not maintain or manage a location that does not have oversight by the physician associate’s collaborating physician.

(b)-(d) [Repealed.]

(e) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to authorize a physician associate with less than 6,000 hours of postgraduate clinical practice to practice independent of a collaborating physician.

(f) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in a medical emergency, a physician associate may not perform any medical act without a collaborative agreement.

(g) A physician associate may not practice as a member of any other health profession regulated under this code unless the physician associate is certified, licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice the other profession.

(h) A physician associate may not practice as a member of any other health profession regulated under this Code unless the means and methods of collaboration are adequate to assure appropriate patient care. This may include telecommunication, chart review, or other methods of communication and oversight that are appropriate to the care setting and the education, training, and experience of the physician associate.

(i) A Delaware licensed physician associate with more than 6,000 postgraduate clinical practice hours who has been granted independent practice authority is not subject to this section and must collaborate with, consult with, or refer to the appropriate member of the healthcare team as indicated by the patient’s condition, and the education, experience, and competency of the physician associate.

(j) Any Delaware-licensed physician associate with more than 6,000 postgraduate clinical practice hours who intends to practice without a collaborative agreement must apply to the Regulatory Council for Physician Associates for independent practice authority.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) The Council must adopt rules and regulations which address the following:

(1) The licensing of physician associates to allow the following:

a. The practice of medicine within the education, training, and experience of physician associates.

b. The performance of medical services within the education, training, and experience of physician associates.

(2) Medical acts provided by physician associates to include all of the following:

a. The performance of complete patient histories and physical examinations.

b. The recording of patient progress notes in an in-patient or out-patient setting.

c. The ordering, relaying, transcribing, or executing of specific diagnostic or therapeutic orders or procedures.

d. Medical acts of diagnosis and prescription of therapeutic drugs and treatments; and referral of patients to specialists as needed.

e. Prescriptive authority for therapeutic drugs and treatments within the scope of physician associate practice. The physician associate’s prescriptive authority and authority to practice as a physician associate are subject to biennial renewal upon application to the Physician Associate Regulatory Council.

f. The use of telemedicine as defined in this chapter and, as further described in regulation, the use of and participation in telehealth.

g. Pronouncing death and completing and signing a medical certification of death.

(3) The verification of postgraduate clinical practice hours for physician associates with more than 6,000 postgraduate clinical practice hours.

(4) Independent practice within a setting with at least 1 licensed Delaware physician. —

Creating an application form for physician associates with more than 6,000 postgraduate clinical practice hours to request independent practice authority for physician associates who intend to practice in a setting with at least 1 licensed Delaware physician in the group, practice, or health system. The application form must require a physician associate to provide at least the physician associate’s name, license number, physical location of practice, mailing address, phone number, primary area of medical practice, and proof of required postgraduate clinical practice hours.

(5) Independent practice within a setting without at least 1 licensed Delaware physician. —

Creating an application form for physician associates with more than 6,000 postgraduate clinical practice hours to request independent practice authority for physician associates who intend to practice in a setting without at least 1 licensed Delaware physician in the group, practice, or health system. The application form must require a physician associate to provide at least the physician associate’s name, license number, physical location of the practice, mailing address, phone number, primary area of medical practice, proof of required postgraduate clinical practice hours, and proof that the physician associate has had training which aligns to the physician associate’s practice areas.

(6) Changes to practice area for independent practice within a setting without at least 1 licensed Delaware physician. —

Creating an application form and process for physician associates in the group, practice, or health system, that have been granted independent practice authority, to notify the Physician Associates Regulatory Council prior to a change of the physician associate’s practice area and provide proof the physician associate has had training that aligns to the new practice area.

(7) The conditions under which a physician associate who is denied a waiver of the collaborative agreement requirement may reapply.

(b) (1) The Board, in conjunction with the Regulatory Council for Physician Associates, must suspend, revoke, or restrict the license of a physician associate or take disciplinary action or other action against a physician associate for engaging in unprofessional conduct as defined in § § 1731(b) of this title; or for the inability to render medical acts with reasonable skill or safety to patients because of the physician associate’s physical, mental, or emotional illness or incompetence, including but not limited to: deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skills, or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol; or for representing oneself as a physician, or for knowingly allowing oneself to be represented as a physician; for failing to report in writing to the Board within 30 days of becoming aware of any physician, physician associate, or healthcare provider who the licensee reasonably believes has engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined in § § 1731(b) of this title or is unable to act with reasonable skill or safety to patients because of the physician’s, physician associate’s, or other healthcare provider’s physical, mental, or emotional illness or incompetence, including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process, or loss of motor skills, or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, or for failing to report child abuse and neglect as required by § § 903 of Title 16. The license of any physician associate who is convicted of a felony sexual offense must be revoked. Disciplinary action or other action undertaken against a physician associate must be in accordance with the procedures, including appeal procedures, applicable to disciplinary actions against physicians pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter, except that a hearing panel for a complaint against a physician associate consists of 3 unbiased members of the Regulatory Council, the 3 members being 2 physician associate members and 1 physician or pharmacist member if practicable.

A person reporting or testifying in any proceeding as a result of making a report pursuant to this section is immune from claim, suit, liability, damages, or any other recourse, civil or criminal, so long as the person acted in good faith and without gross or wanton negligence; good faith being presumed until proven otherwise, and gross or wanton negligence required to be shown by the complainant.

(2) a. If the Board or the Regulatory Council for Physician Associates receives a formal or informal complaint concerning the activity of a physician associate and the Regulatory Council members reasonably believe that the activity presents a clear and immediate danger to the public health, the Regulatory Council may issue an order temporarily suspending the physician associate’s license to practice pending a hearing upon the written order of the Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee, with the concurrence of the Council Chair or the Chair’s designee. An order temporarily suspending a license to practice may not be issued by the Council unless the physician associate or the physician associate’s attorney received at least 24 hours’ written or oral notice prior to the temporary suspension so that the physician associate or the physician associate’s attorney can be heard in opposition to the proposed suspension. An order of temporary suspension pending a hearing may remain in effect for no longer than 60 days from the date of the issuance of the order unless the temporarily suspended physician associate requests a continuance of the hearing date. If the physician associate requests a continuance, the order of temporary suspension remains in effect until the hearing panel convenes and a decision is rendered.

b. A physician associate whose license to practice has been temporarily suspended pursuant to this section must be notified of the temporary suspension immediately and in writing. Notification consists of a copy of the complaint and the order of temporary suspension pending a hearing personally served upon the physician associate or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the physician associate’s last known address.

c. A physician associate whose license to practice has been temporarily suspended pursuant to this section may request an expedited hearing. The Council shall schedule the hearing on an expedited basis, provided that the Council receives the request within 5 calendar days from the date on which the physician associate received notification of the decision of the Council, with the approval of the Board, to temporarily suspend the physician associate’s license to practice.

d. As soon as possible after the issuance of an order temporarily suspending a physician associate’s license to practice pending a hearing, the Executive Director must appoint a 3-member hearing panel. After notice to the physician associate pursuant to paragraph (b)(2)b. of this section, the hearing panel shall convene within 60 days of the date of the issuance of the order of temporary suspension to consider the evidence regarding the matters alleged in the complaint. If the physician associate requests in a timely manner an expedited hearing, the hearing panel shall convene within 15 days of the receipt of the request by the Council. The 3-member panel must proceed to a hearing and shall render a decision within 30 days of the hearing.

e. In addition to making findings of fact, the hearing panel shall also determine whether the facts found by it constitute a clear and immediate danger to public health. If the hearing panel determines that the facts found constitute a clear and immediate danger to public health, the order of temporary suspension must remain in effect until the Board deliberates and reaches conclusions of law based upon the findings of fact made by the hearing panel. An order of temporary suspension may not remain in effect for longer than 60 days from the date of the decision rendered by the hearing panel unless the suspended physician associate requests an extension of the order pending a final decision of the Board. Upon the final decision of the Board, an order of temporary suspension is vacated as a matter of law and is replaced by the disciplinary action, if any, ordered by the Board.

(c) The Board or the Regulatory Council for Physician Associates may not impose any sanction under subsection (b) of this section for the performance, recommendation, or provision of any healthcare service that is lawful in this State even if such performance, recommendation, or provision is for a person who resides in a state where such performance, recommendation, or provision is illegal or considered to be unprofessional conduct or the unauthorized practice of a physician associate.

(d) A nonhuman entity, including an agent powered by artificial intelligence, may not be licensed as a physician associate in this State. A nonhuman entity, including an agent powered by artificial intelligence, may not use the title physician associate or the abbreviation “PA.”

(e) A physician associate may be designated as the primary care provider by an insurer or healthcare services corporation.

(f) A physician associate must collaborate with, consult with, and refer to the appropriate member of the healthcare team as indicated by the patient’s condition, and the education, experience, and competencies of the physician associate.

(g) Physician associates must be authorized to bill for and receive direct payment for the medically-necessary services they deliver.

(1) To ensure accountability and transparency for patients, payers, and the healthcare system, when appropriate, a physician associate must also be identified as the rendering professional in the billing and claims process when the physician associate delivers medical or surgical services to patients.

(2) No insurance company or third-party payer may impose a practice, education, or collaboration requirement that is inconsistent with or more restrictive than physician associate state law or regulation.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 325, §  19;  78 Del. Laws, c. 149;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  80 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  4;  81 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 8;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 327, § 1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  85 Del. Laws, c. 102, § 3;  85 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 250, § 3;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) A physician associate licensed in this State or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction or credentialed as a physician associate by a federal employer who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local disaster (excluding an emergency which occurs in that person’s place of employment or practice) may render such care that the physician associate is able to provide without collaboration pursuant to § 1770A of this title or with such collaboration as is available.

(b) Any physician who collaborates with a physician associate providing medical care in response to such an emergency or state or local disaster shall not be required to meet the requirements set forth in this subchapter for a collaborating physician.

(c) A person licensed as a physician associate under this chapter who, in good faith and without gross or wanton negligence, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency, excluding an emergency which occurs in that person’s place of employment or practice, shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions in rendering the emergency care.

78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter to the contrary, the Executive Director, with the approval of a Council member, may grant a temporary license to an individual who has graduated from a physician or surgeon assistant or associate program which has been accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or, prior to 2001, by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) of the American Medical Association (AMA) or a successor agency and who otherwise meets the qualifications for licensure but who has not yet taken a national certifying examination, provided that the individual is registered to take and takes the next scheduled national certifying examination. A temporary license granted pursuant to this subsection is valid until the results of the examination are available from the certifying agency. If the individual fails to pass the national certifying examination, the temporary license granted pursuant to this subsection must be immediately rescinded until the individual successfully qualifies for licensure pursuant to this subchapter.

(b) An individual who is temporarily licensed pursuant to this section may not have a prescriptive practice and may not perform medical acts except in the physical presence of the individual’s collaborating physician.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  81 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 9;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

The Division of Professional Regulation shall establish fees for licensing physician associates, for renewing licenses on a biennial basis, and for other regulatory purposes. The fees must approximate the costs reasonably necessary to defray the actual expenses of the Board and the regulatory council, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division in administering the issuance and renewal of licenses, and other regulation of physician associates.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) A person may not practice as a physician associate, physician assistant, or PA in this State or represent that the person is a physician associate, physician assistant, or PA or knowingly allow oneself to be represented as a physician associate, physician assistant, or PA unless the person is licensed under this subchapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(b) A person who, contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, practices or attempts to practice as a physician associate, physician assistant, or PA within the State or represents that the person is a physician associate, physician assistant, or PA or knowingly allows oneself to be represented as a physician associate, physician assistant, or PA shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

(c) The Attorney General of this State or a deputy attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this subchapter.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

This subchapter governs the practice of physician associates. If a procedure or action is not specifically prescribed in this subchapter, but is prescribed in the subchapters relating to the practice of medicine, and the procedure or action would be useful or necessary for the regulation of physician associates, the Board or Council may, in its discretion, proceed in a manner prescribed for physicians in the practice of medicine.

75 Del. Laws, c. 141, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) Any physician associate who notifies the Board in writing on forms prescribed by the Board may elect to place that physician associate’s license on inactive status. A physician associate whose license is inactive shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as a physician associate. Any licensee who engages in practice while that licensee’s license is inactive shall be considered to be practicing without a license, which shall be grounds for discipline under § § 1774B of this title. A physician associate whose license has been inactive for 3 years or less may reactivate the license by paying the renewal fee pursuant to § § 1774A of this title and meeting the requirements for ordinary license renewal as determined by the Board.

(b) If a physician associate whose license has been on inactive status for in excess of 3 years and who has not practiced as a physician associate in any jurisdiction of the United States for over 3 years requests to reactivate the license, the Board may grant a re-entry license and may, after consultation with the Council, impose additional practice and collaboration requirements for the re-entry license. A re-entry license granted under this subsection shall be valid for no longer than 6 months and may be renewed only once at the Board’s discretion. In the month immediately preceding the month during which the re-entry license will expire, a physician associate may apply to the Board for a full license as a physician associate. The Board shall grant a full license to a physician associate who meets all qualifications for licensure and whom the Board determines is qualified to practice. If the Board determines that a physician associate is still not qualified to receive a full license at the conclusion of the re-entry license period, the Board may only once renew the re-entry license. If the Board elects to renew a re-entry license instead of issuing a full license, the Board shall provide to the physician associate a written explanation for that decision when issuing the renewed re-entry license.

Additional practice requirements that the Board may choose to impose as a condition of a re-entry license may include any of the following:

(1) Requiring the collaborating physician to be physically on-site while the physician associate is practicing.

(2) Requiring the collaborating physician to review and countersign a portion of patient charts for patients seen by the physician associate.

(3) Requiring the physician associate to possess current certification from the NCCPA.

(4) Requiring the physician associate to take a review course or to complete a specified amount of Category 1 CME, as determined by the Council and agreed upon by the Board as appropriate.

(5) Requiring documentation of a specific minimum number of clinical practice hours performed under the re-entry license.

(6) Requiring the physician associate to have a collaborative agreement with a physician for a specified number of hours.

(c) Subsection (b) of this section also applies to a physician associate who has not placed the physician associate’s license on inactive status in this State but who has previously practiced as a physician associate in another jurisdiction of the United States and has not actively engaged in clinical practice for a period in excess of 3 years immediately prior to applying for a license under this subchapter.

78 Del. Laws, c. 387, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

A physician associate licensed in this State, or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction, or who is credentialed by a federal employer or meets the licensure requirements of their requisite federal agency as a physician associate may volunteer to render such medical care the physician associate is able to provide at public or community events and facilities without a collaborating physician as defined in this chapter or with such collaborating physicians as may be available. Such medical care must be rendered without compensation or remuneration.

83 Del. Laws, c. 16, § 2;  85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1; 

(a) As of May 12, 2026, the title of “physician assistant” in Delaware is changed to “physician associate.” This change is not intended to change any rights or privileges of those who have been or continue to hold themselves out to be a “physician assistant” and any provision of law that says “physician assistant” also means “physician associate.”

(b) This name change does not alter, affect, or impact any billing, reimbursement, or payment policies currently in place for a physician assistant. All billing practices, insurance reimbursement policies, and agreements that apply to physician assistants continue to apply in the same manner to physician associates. No insurer may deny reimbursement for services rendered by a physician associate solely as a result of this name change.

85 Del. Laws, c. 253, § 1;