OAR 847-050-0023
Limited License, Pending Examination
(1)
An applicant for a Physician Assistant 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 practice agreement must be submitted to the Board within ten days after the physician assistant begins practice in accordance with OAR 847-050-0040 (Method of Performance).(3)
A Limited License, Pending Examination may include prescriptive privileges for Schedules III through V if the supervising physician specifies these prescription privileges for the physician assistant in the practice agreement;(4)
A Limited License, Pending Examination may be granted for a period of six months.(5)
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.(6)
The Limited License, Pending Examination will automatically expire if the applicant fails the NCCPA examination.
Source:
Rule 847-050-0023 — Limited License, Pending Examination, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=847-050-0023.