Experiencing Delays with Your Rhode Island PA License Application?Experiencing Delays with Your Rhode Island PA License Application?
The Rhode Island Academy of Physician Assistants (RIAPA) wants to hear from PAs who have experienced—or are currently experiencing—difficulty or delays getting their license applications processed by the Rhode Island Department of Health. If you are struggling with the application process, awaiting a decision, or having trouble resolving an issue, please contact advocacy@riapa.org so we can review your situation and help identify next steps. In your initial email, please include your name, preferred contact information, the approximate date you submitted your application, and a brief description of the problem. Please do not include Social Security numbers or other sensitive personal documents. Your experience can also help RIAPA identify recurring issues and advocate for improvements to the licensing process. We have heard from others so we are looking forward to hearing from you. Again, contact advocacy@riapa.org |
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IMPORTANT 2026 MEDICAID UPDATE IMPACTING PAs and NPs IN RI
Dear RIAPA Members, Rhode Island Medicaid has issued an important billing update affecting physician assistants. Beginning October 1, 2026, physician assistants billing Rhode Island Medicaid for certain services must include the U8 modifier in the first modifier position on the claim. What does this mean? Click Here to learn more about these important changes and how they affect you! IMPORTANT 2026 Medicaid Update
 
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THANK YOU! The Rhode Island Academy would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to Representatives Bennett, Blazejewski, Kazarian, Chippendale, Felix, Hopkins, Paplauskas, Place, Donovan and Solomon for introducing the resolution. Senator Bridget Valverde who got the resolution passed on the Senate side. We extend an extra thank you to Representative Bennett and Senator Valverde who both have helped us and supported us throughout the legislative session.
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NEW INFOGRAPHICS HANDOUTS TO PROMOTE PAs IN RI If you didnt see our recent email then I encourage you to click the above link and join our email list. In summary, there are a lot of misconceptions about PAs in Rhode Island. To help improve the understanding of who we are and what we do, we have developed an infographic handout that we hope you will download and distribute. Feel free to print them out, email them, etc. If you are a member then we can print a limited number for you and your practice and mail them to you. Just email us: info@riapa.org Here is the link to the file: 2026 RI PA Infographics.pdf |
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| HELP & RESOURCES FOR PAs and PA STUDENTS These are certainly trying times in healthcare. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, burned out, struggling or are concerned about a PA or physician colleague than know that there is help. The Rhode Island Physicians Health Program is an excellent confidential resource available to PAs and PA students through the Rhode Island Medical Society. The program is available 24/7/365 and has responded to the mental and/or physical health needs of hundreds of physicians, dentists, podiatrists and PAs since 1978. |
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