Qualifications for Licensure

(a) Licensed physician assistants shall be graduates of programs approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its successor. (b) Licensed physician assistants must have passed a proficiency examination developed by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or its successor. (c) Hold a current certificate issued by the NCCPA. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 24-329:9 (Dec. 30, 1998), codified as § 121602. Transferred pursuant to P.L. 38-043:9(b) (Aug. 18, 2025) and renumbered, amended by P.L. 38-043:6.