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Physician Assistant
License Description In order to qualify for licensure, an applicant must meet the following eligibility requirements: Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; Graduated from a physician assistant program accredited, at the time of graduation, by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA); Please note that recent graduates of an accredited physician assistant program are eligible for a temporary permit. Please note that a temporary permit is not available to licensees applying from other states or for applicants applying for reinstatement of a lapsed Connecticut license. Passed the certification examination of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA); Holds current certification by the NCCPA; Has completed not less than sixty (60) hours of didactic instruction in pharmacology for physician assistant practice in an accredited physician assistant education program or a post-graduate program for physician assistant practice.
Licensing Agency
Department of Public Health
Health Care Systems Branch
Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section
410 Capitol Avenue, P.O.Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509 7603
olpc.dph@po.state.ct.us
Active Status Active
Certification Certification required
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Education Specific course required
Exam Third-party exam required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 03/09/2021
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