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B-140300 1 (1973-10-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobablaa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: WASHINGTON, D.C. MOl14 B-14R3 RELEASED OCT 10 1973 S4 LThe Honorable Charles A. Vanik House of Representatives Dear Mr. Vanik: Your May 23, 1973, letter asked us to examine and obtain data on the F a_ proqgLakm to tain-ph y ician ssis s-tants (PA). Pursuant to your request and after discussion with your office, we reviewed the Civil Service Commission (CSC) role in the program and developed data on schools, participants, and salaries. We also inquired into PA reimbursement policies be- sing developed by the Social Security Administration (SSA). 2 CSC ROLE IN PA PROGRAM In March 1971 CSC issued announcement number 428 for the position of PA in the Federal service. According to CSC, this action followed extensive discussions with medical representa- tives of Federal agencies which had indicated a desire to experiment with PA in medical care. The PA position was seen as a way to improve the use of professional medical skills and to offer a new employment opportunity for veterans with military experience as medical corpsmen. Physician's assistants are trained to help physicians by providing diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services under the physicians' supervision. Tronsists q a sl rynqc e. A 1 a r g e number of candidates was expected from two main groups, former medical corpsmen and nurses. When CSC issued its announcement in March 1971, it did not mention that the education requirements had to be met at approved schools. At that time, no organization was estab- lished for accrediting schools for this training. As an in- terim measure, CSC established a panel of 4 doctors that eval- uated curriculums from an HEW list of 68 schools. The doctors

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