b'ACEP BoardUpdatesChadd K. Kraus, DO, DrPH, CPE, FACEPPACEP Colleagues, Approved Blue Ribbon criteria for the ED Im excited to share some updates from the ACEPAccreditation Program Board of Directors and the College with you.Reviewed Strategic Priorities of the CollegeReviewed and approved the Colleges Legislative 1. Highlights from the January 27- and Regulatory Priorities for the 119th Congress28, 2026 ACEP Board Meeting 2. Updated Policy on Supervision The Board affirmed or re-affirmed policies andof PAs and NPstook actions on the following: Clinical Guidelines Affecting Emergency MedicineDuring the January 2026 Board meeting, ACEP Board made a significant and clarifying change Practiceby formally stating that offsite supervision byRecognition of Subspecialty Boards in EMan emergency physician of a PA or NP who isSupporting Political Advocacy in the EDthe sole practitioner physically present in theWorldwide Nuclear Disarmamentemergency department is not adequate for optimal patient care and is not considered Compendium of Financial Policies andappropriate supervision.Operational Guidelines Discontinuing Interest Payments on Pass-throughThe updated Policy, Guidelines Regarding Chapter Duesthe Role of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in the Emergency DepartmentResponsibility for Admitted Patientsincludes the following statements among others: Womens Reproductive Health Section PetitionACEP believes:Emergency Medicine Wellness Center ofPAs and NPs should not perform independent, Excellence Award Revised Criteria unsupervised care in the ED. Physician Impairment The gold standard for emergency department Support for Nursing Motherscare is that provided by an emergencyAntimicrobial Stewardshipphysician. If PAs and NPs are utilized forAll Emergency Medicine AI Summit Consensusproviding emergency department care, the standard is onsite supervision by an Statementemergency physician. The supervisingNaloxone Access and Education in Public Schools emergency physician for a PA or NP mustAmended Resolution 36(25) Reaffirming Supporthave the real-time opportunity to be involvedfor 3-Year and 4-Year EM Residency Programin the contemporaneous care of any patient Accreditationpresenting to the ED and seen by a PA or NP.Approved a membership dues increase of 3% for FY2027 (beginning July 1, 2026)20 PACEP News'