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Title 12 . Professional and Vocational Regulations
Chapter 40 . Big Game Guides and Transporters
Section 400. Physician assistant license

12 AAC 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 American Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or its successor, 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) a 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; and

(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; and

(7) clearance from the Board Action Data Bank maintained by the Federation of State Medical Boards;

(8) clearance from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

(c) A physician assistant must be licensed under this section at the time the board issues an authorization to practice in this state.

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

Authority: AS 08.64.100

AS 08.64.107


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