OAR 847-050-0023: Limited License, Pending Examination

(1) An applicant for a Physician Associate license who has successfully completed a physician assistant education program approved by the American Medical Association Council on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), or the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARCPA) but has not yet passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) given by the National Commission for the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) may be issued a Limited License, Pending Examination, if the following are met: (a) The application file is complete to the satisfaction of the Board with the exception of pending certification by the NCCPA; (b) The applicant has not previously failed the NCCPA examination; and (c) The applicant has submitted the appropriate form and fee prior to being issued a Limited License, Pending Examination. (2) A Limited License, Pending Examination may include prescriptive privileges for Schedules III through V; (3) A Limited License, Pending Examination may be granted for a period of six months. (4) Upon receipt of verification that the applicant has passed the NCCPA examination, and if their application file is otherwise satisfactorily complete, the applicant will be considered for a permanent license. (5) The Limited License, Pending Examination will automatically expire if the applicant fails the NCCPA examination.