A Physician Assistant may be considered for licensure if he/she meets the following qualifications:
- Possesses good moral character.
- Graduated from an accredited Physician Assistant Program consisting of at least one year of classroom instruction and one year of clinical experience that includes a minimum of one month each in family medicine, emergency medicine and surgery.
- Has passed an examination for physician assistants recognized by the Board.
An Application to Practice is no longer required. However, you must file a Delegating Practice Agreement (form 5) within 10 business days of starting employment. This can be emailed to the Medical Board.
Licenses are renewed annually by application PRIOR to March 31 for the subsequent year beginning April 1 and ending the last day of March. Licenses issued BEFORE March 31 must be renewed for the next occurring renewal period.
Following initial licensure, each PA must provide evidence that he or she has successfully completed 20 hours of Category I approved continuing medical education to be earned and logged between January 1st and December 31st. At least one of the twenty hours of Category I CME shall be earned during the same time period concerning the topic of substance abuse. A substantial benefit of OAPA membership is the automatic logging of CME hours with the State Medical Board. For those that attend the annual OAPA conference in the Fall, these hours including the substance abuse requirement, are completed each year.
Unrenewed licenses become inactive as of April 1 and if reactivated on or after April 1, a late payment fee is assessed in addition to the renewal fee. If a license is not renewed by May 31, the PA will be required to submit a new Application for Licensure and pay the initial licensure fees. A PA cannot practice medicine without an active license.
Applications and additional licensure information are available online at the Oklahoma Board of Licensure and Supervision website.