Section 12.40.445. Graduate physician assistant license.

	(a)  An applicant for a license to practice as a graduate physician assistant  
		(1) shall apply on a form provided by the department;  
		(2) shall pay the fees established in 12 AAC 02.250; and  
		(3) must be approved by the board.  
	(b)  The application must include  
		(1) evidence of having graduated 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; and   
		(2) evidence of having been accepted to take the next entry level examination of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA) for initial certification.  
	(c)  A graduate physician assistant license is automatically suspended on the date the board receives notice that the applicant failed to pass the NCCPA certifying examination required under (b)(2) of this section.  
	(d)  Upon request, the board will reissue a graduate physician assistant license only if the licensee was prevented from taking a scheduled examination.  
	(e)  A licensed graduate physician assistant must be under the continuous on-site supervision of a physician assistant licensed in this state or a physician licensed in this state.  
	(f)  When licensed, the licensee shall display a nameplate designating that person as a "graduate physician assistant."  

Authorities

08.64.100;08.64.107

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 40.405

Authority

AS 08.64.100 AS 08.64.107

History

Eff. 3/12/89, Register 109; am 6/28/97, Register 142; am 9/1/2007, Register 183