Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF
Subchapter D - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
LICENSURE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND REGISTRATION OF SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS
Section 18.145 - Biennial registration requirements; renewal of physician assistant license
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A physician assistant shall register biennially according to the procedure in § 16.15 (relating to biennial registration; inactive status and unregistered status).
(b) The fee for the biennial registration of a physician assistant license is set forth in § 16.13 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees).
(c) To be eligible for renewal of a physician assistant license, the physician assistant shall complete continuing medical education as required by the NCCPA, including at least 2 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 16.108(b) (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training requirement), and maintain National certification by completing current recertification mechanisms available to the profession, identified on the NCCPA's web site as recognized by the Board. The Board recognizes certification through the NCCPA and its successor organizations and certification through any other National organization for which the Board publishes recognition of the organization's certification of physician assistants on the Board's web site.
(d) The Board will keep a current list of persons licensed as physician assistants. The list will include:
The provisions of this §18.145 amended under sections 8, 8.1, 13, 13.1(c) and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. §§ 422.8, 422.8a, 422.13 422.13a(c) and 422.36); and 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 18.156 (relating to monitoring and review of physician assistant utilization).
