Allows physician assistants to serve as primary care practitioners for purposes of Medicaid managed care plans

This bill updates the definition of a primary care practitioner within New York's Medicaid managed care plans to explicitly include physician assistants alongside physicians and nurse practitioners. It requires managed care providers to ensure access to these qualified providers and allows them to utilize physician assistants as part of their network to deliver medical services. The legislation aims to clarify the roles of different medical professionals in the Medicaid system without changing the overall structure of the program.