Teachers Retirement Association define medical provider and add physician assistant to the medical professionals who can submit a report to receive or continue disability pension benefits

This bill expands the definition of medical providers for the Minnesota Teachers Retirement Association to include physician assistants, allowing them to submit reports for disability pension applications. It updates state statutes to recognize physician assistants alongside physicians, chiropractors, APRNs, and psychologists as qualified professionals who can evaluate disability claims and provide medical reports. The change applies to both initial disability benefit applications and ongoing reviews to determine if benefits should continue. These provisions take effect immediately upon final enactment.