Qualifications for licensure

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  • Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the Board shall license an individual before the individual may practice as a physician assistant. The Board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who:
    • (1) submits an application on forms approved by the Board;

    • (2) pays the appropriate fee as determined by the Board;

    • (3) has successfully completed an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program, or by the predecessor or successor agency, or has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;

    • (4) certifies that he is mentally and physically able to engage safely in practice as a physician assistant;

    • (5) has no licensure, certification, or registration as a physician assistant under current discipline, revocation, suspension, or probation for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician assistant, unless the Board considers such condition and agrees to licensure;

    • (6) is of good moral character;

    • (7) submits to the Board any other information the Board considers necessary to evaluate the applicant's qualifications; or

    • (8) has on the effective date of this section worked as a Physician Assistant for any health facility under the auspices of the Department of Health, the semi-autonomous hospitals and the non-profit incorporated health centers for a period of at least three years; and

    • (9) has been approved by the Board.


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