PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STATE PROFESSIONAL BOARDS

Last Reviewed 9/15/2023

Students considering a program of study that leads to professional licensure in Physician Assistant should contact the appropriate

licensing agency in the state where you plan to practice prior to enrollment at Mercy University.

Determination of Mercy University Physician Assistant Program curriculum meeting state educational requirements for

licensure:

Yes: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM,

NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, USVI, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

No: N/A

Unable to determine: PR

Listed below you will find the Physician Assistant professional board contact information for each respective state.

The Mercy University Physician Assistant Studies Program curriculum meets the state educational requirements for licensure in

the following states:

State

Professional Licensing Board

Alabama

Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners-

http://www.albme.org/

Alaska

Alaska Medical Licensing Board -

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx

Arizona

Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants -

http://www.azpa.gov/

Arkansas

Arkansas State Medical Board –

http://www.armedicalboard.org/

California

California PA Examining Committee –

https://www.pab.ca.gov/

Colorado

Colorado Board of Medical Examiners –

https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical

Connecticut

Connecticut Division of Medical Quality Assurance –

https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Physician-Assistant/Physician-Assistant-

Licensure

Delaware

Delaware Board of Medical Practice –

https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/medicalpractice/physasstlicense/

District of

Columbia

District of Columbia Department of Health –

https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/licensing-boards

Florida

Florida Board of Medicine –

http://www.floridahealth.gov/

Georgia

Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners –

https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/

Hawaii

Hawaii Board of Medical Examiners –

https://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/medical/

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State

Professional Licensing Board

Idaho

Idaho Board of Medicine –

https://elitepublic.bom.idaho.gov/IBOMPortal/BoardPage.aspx?Board=PAC

Illinois

Illinois Dept. of Professional Regulation –

https://www.idfpr.com/profs/PhysicianAssistant.asp

Indiana

Indiana Health Professions Service Bureau Medical Licensing Board –

https://www.in.gov/pla/

Iowa

Iowa Board of PA Examiners –

https://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Physician-Assistants

Kansas

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts –

http://www.ksbha.org/professions/PA.shtml

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure –

https://kbml.ky.gov/ah/Pages/Physician-Assistant.aspx

Louisiana

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners –

http://www.lsbme.la.gov/

Maine

Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine –

https://www.maine.gov/md/licensure/pa-license

Maryland

Maryland Board of Physicians –

https://www.mbp.state.md.us/licensure_ahapp_pa.aspx

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of PA Registration –

https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-a-physician-assistant-license

Michigan

Michigan PA Task Force –

https://www.michigan.gov/elicense

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners –

https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/?agency=BMP

Mississippi

Mississippi Board of Licensure in Medicine –

http://www.msbml.ms.gov/Licensure/Physician_Assistant

Missouri

Missouri Board of Registration in the Healing Arts –

https://pr.mo.gov/physicianassistants.asp

Montana

Montana Board of Medical Examiners –

http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/med

Nebraska

Nebraska Health Department –

https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/physician-assistant.aspx

Nevada

Nevada Board of Medical Examiners –

http://medboard.nv.gov/

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State

Professional Licensing Board

New

Hampshire

New Hampshire Board of Medicine –

https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine-license-application-physician-assistant

New Jersey

New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners –

https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/

New Mexico

New Mexico Medical Board –

http://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/

New York

New York Office of the Profession –

http://www.op.nysed.gov/

North Carolina

North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners –

https://www.ncmedboard.org/

North Dakota

North Dakota Board of Medicine –

https://www.ndbom.org/practitioners/pa/newapp/index.asp

Ohio

State Medical Board of Ohio –

http://www.med.ohio.gov/

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision -

http://www.okmedicalboard.org/physician_assistants

Oregon

Oregon Medical Board –

https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/pages/index.aspx

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Board of Medicine -

http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Medicine/Pages/default.aspx

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Board of Registration for Pas –

http://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=237

South Carolina

South Carolina State Board of Medical Examiners –

http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/medical/

South Dakota

South Dakota Board of Medical Osteopathic Examiners -

http://www.sdbmoe.gov/?aspxerrorpath=/Boards/Medicine/Default.aspx

Tennessee

Tennessee PA Committee –

https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pa-board.html

Texas

Texas Board of Medical Examiners –

http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/

Utah

Utah PA Licensing Board –

https://dopl.utah.gov/pa/

Vermont

Vermont Board of Medical Practice –

http://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/medical-practice-board

Virginia

Virginia State Board of Medicine –

https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Medicine/AbouttheBoard/RegulatedProfessions/PhysicianAssistant/

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State

Professional Licensing Board

US Virgin

Islands

Virgin Islands Academy of Physician Assistants

http://www.viapa.vi/

Washington

Washington State Department of Health –

https://wmc.wa.gov/licensing/applications-and-forms/physician-assistant-application

West Virginia

West Virginia Board of Medicine –

https://wvbom.wv.gov/

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Medical Examining Board –

https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/PhysicianAssistant/Default.aspx

Wyoming

Wyoming Board of Medical Examiners –

http://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/

Mercy University has not made a determination that the Physician Assistant Program curriculum meets the state educational

requirements for licensure in the following states:

State

Professional Licensing Board

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Board of Medical Examiners –

https://www.physicianlicensing.com/2014/03/medical-licensing-puerto-rico-difficult-part-1/