Section 12.40.400. Physician assistant license.

	(a)  An individual who desires to undertake medical diagnosis and treatment or the practice of medicine under AS 08.64.380(6) or AS 08.64.380(7) as a physician assistant  
		(1) shall apply for a permanent renewable license on a form provided by the department;  
		(2) shall pay the appropriate fees established in 12 AAC 02.250; and  
		(3) must be approved by the board.  
	(b)  The application must contain documented evidence of  
		(1) graduation from a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or, before 2001, by its predecessor accrediting agencies the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;   
		(2) a passing score on the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;  
		(3) verification of current certification issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA);  
		(4) compliance with continuing medical education standards established by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;  
		(5) verification of registration or licensure in all other states where the applicant is or has been registered or licensed as a physician assistant or any other health care professional;  
		(6) verification of successful completion of a physician assistant program that meets the requirements of (1) of this subsection; that verification must be sent directly from the program to the board;  
		(7) clearance from the Board Action Data Bank maintained by the Federation of State Medical Boards; and  
		(8) clearance from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  
	(c)  Repealed 9/1/2007.  

Authorities

08.64.100;08.64.107

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 40.405
7 AAC 110.455

Authority

AS 08.64.100 AS 08.64.107

History

Eff. 1/13/80, Register 73; am 7/4/84, Register 90; am 5/18/85, Register 94; am 8/20/87, Register 103; am 3/12/89, Register 109; am 5/1/94, Register 130; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 8/9/2000, Register 155; am 6/15/2001, Register 158; am 9/1/2007, Register 183; am 5/8/2013, Register 206