Physician Assistant Licensure

Department of Health and Addicition Services
Division of Quality Medical Assurance

Requirements for Physician Assistant Licensure

Physician Assistant Licensure
(Department of Public Health Website)

FEES (As of 10/1/2018):
Initial Application: $190
Renewal Application: $155
Reinstatment: $190

 

Eligibility

An applicant for licensure must meet the eligibility requirements outlined below:

  1. Holds a baccalaureate or higher degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution of higher education;
  2. has graduated from a physician assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or such successor organization for the accreditation of physician assistant programs as my be approved by the department;
  3. has passed the certification examination of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA);
  4. holds current certification by the NCCPA;
  5. has completed not less than sixty hours of didactic instruction in pharmacology for physician assistant practice approved by the Department of Health and Addiction Services (acceptable instruction may occur in a physician assistant education program or a post-graduate program for physician assistant practice).

An applicant who does not hold a baccalaureate or higher degree and/or who has not graduated from an accredited physician assistant program as specified above may qualify for licensure provided he/she meets the eligibility requirements outlined below:

  1. Has passed the certification examination of the NCCPA not later than December 31, 1982;
  2. has been employed since December 31, 1985, as a physician assistant in Connecticut, with no lapse of such employment of longer than twelve consecutive months;
  3. holds current certification by the NCCPA;
  4. has completed not less than sixty hours of didactic instruction in pharmacology for physician assistant practice approved by the Department of Health and Addiction Services.

Note: Each licensed physician assistant practicing in Connecticut must have a clearly identified supervising physician who maintains the final responsibility for the care of patients and the performance of the physician assistant.