4900.1 This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a license to practice as a physician assistant and to physicians supervising physician assistants.

4900.2 Chapters 40 (Health Occupations: General Rules), 41 (Health Occupations: Administrative Procedures), and 46 (Medicine) of this title shall supplement this chapter.

4900.3 Notwithstanding anything in chapter 40 to the contrary, the Board shall only accept applications for licensure by one of the following means:

1. (a) Examination;
2. (b) Reciprocity;
3. (c) Renewal of an active license;
4. (d) Reactivation of an inactive license; or
5. (e) Reinstatement of an expired, suspended, or revoked license.

4900.4 An applicant for a license to practice as a physician assistant shall submit with a completed application three (3) letters of reference from licensed physician assistants or licensed physicians who have personal knowledge of the applicant's abilities and qualifications to practice as a physician assistant.

AUTHORITY: Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, D.C. Law 6-99, D.C. Code § 2-3303.2(14) (1988 Repl. Vol.), 33 DCR 729, 732 (February 7, 1986), and Mayor's Order 86-110, 33 DCR 5220 (August 22, 1986).

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 8263 (December 8, 1989); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 2747, 2750 (May 4, 1990).