49 Pa. Code § 18.141 – Criteria for licensure as a physician assistant.

LICENSURE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS ANDREGISTRATION OF SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS

The Board will approve for licensure as a physician assistant an applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Satisfies the licensure requirements in § 16.12 (relating to general qualifications for licenses, registrations and certificates) including the completion of at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 16.108(a) (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting—mandatory training requirement).
(2) Has graduated from an accredited physician assistant program as provided for under § 18.131 (relating to recognized educational programs/standards).
(3) Has submitted a completed application together with the required fee, under § 16.13 (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees).
(4) Has passed the physician assistant examination.

Authority

The provisions of this § 18.141 amended under sections 8, 13 and 36 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. § § 422.8, 422.13 and 422.36); 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2); and sections 502 and 503 of the Vital Statistics Law of 1953 (35 P.S. § 450.502 and 450.503).

Source

The provisions of this § 18.141 amended August 13, 1993, effective August 14, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 3780; amended November 17, 2006, effective November 18, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 7009; amended March 25, 2022, effective March 26, 2022, 52 Pa.B. 1899; amended July 3, 2025, effective July 5, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 4534. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (421175).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 16.12b (relating to license by endorsement under 63 Pa.C.S. § 3111); and 49 Pa. Code § 18.156 (relating to monitoring and review of physician assistant utilization).