TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Cara English.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Replace requirement for National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification with other measure(s) of continuing competency for renewal of physician assistant licensure.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on June 4, 2015, the Advisory Board on Physician Assistants recommended that the petition be denied because members believe NCCPA certification continues to be the best measure of continued competency and because physician assistants have multiple opportunities to pass the examination prior to expiration of their certifications. On June 18, 2015, the Board of Medicine accepted the recommendation and rationale of the advisory board and voted to deny the petition.

Agency Contact: Elaine Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R15-28; Filed July 1, 2015, 10:48 a.m.