18VAC85-50-50. Licensure: entry requirements and application.

A. The applicant seeking licensure as a physician assistant shall submit:

1. A completed application and fee as prescribed by the board.

2. Documentation of successful completion of an educational program as prescribed in § 54.1-2951.1 of the Code of Virginia.

3. Documentation of passage of the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

4. Documentation that the applicant has not had a license or certification as a physician assistant suspended or revoked and is not the subject of any disciplinary proceedings in another jurisdiction.

B. The board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant for licensure if the applicant (i) is the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth, (ii) holds current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and (iii) holds a license as a physician assistant that is in good standing, or that is eligible for reinstatement if lapsed, under the laws of another state.