Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 052 - Medicine, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medicine, Board of › Chapter 5 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE LICENSURE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS › Section 5-7 - Eligibility for Licensure

Current through July 13, 2024
The board may grant a physician assistant license to an
				  applicant who:
(a) Is not less than 21
				years of age;
(b) Has graduated
				from a physician assistant training program accredited by the CAAHEP or its
				predecessor or successor organization, or the ARC-PA;
(c) Has passed a certification examination
				administered by the NCCPA or other national certifying agency established for
				such purposes which has been reviewed and approved by the board and is
				currently certified. An applicant who has not passed an approved certification
				examination shall be supervised by a physician, or supervising physician
				assistant with not less than five years of licensed experience in the active
				practice of medicine, approved in advance by the board, until such time as the
				applicant passes the examination and provides an official report from the NCCPA
				or other national certifying agency to the board. An applicant requiring
				supervision shall be issued a temporary license, for a period not to exceed one
				year, pursuant to W.S. 33-26-504(c) and 505.
(d) Physician assistants licensed by the
				board prior to July 1, 1995 are not required to be currently certified by the
				NCCPA and are not required to provide proof of current NCCPA certification with
				any of the applications submitted to the board described in Section  8 
				below.
(e) Physician assistants may
				represent that they practice in one or more specialty areas of practice. These
				representations shall reflect the training and experience of the physician
				assistant and not be misleading.
(f) The board may grant an emeritus license
				to practice as a physician assistant, which may be used for the provision of
				uncompensated physician assistant services. Such license may be issued to an
				applicant who provides proof that the applicant is currently certified by the
				NCCPA and has maintained a physician assistant license in good standing in one
				or more jurisdictions of the United States or Canada for a period of not less
				than ten (10) years prior to applying for the emeritus physician assistant
				license and signs a statement he/she will not accept any form of remuneration
				for physician assistant services rendered while in the possession of an
				emeritus license. As part of the application process, an applicant for an
				emeritus physician assistant license who does not hold a current Wyoming
				physician assistant license shall complete to the satisfaction of a majority of
				the board members a personal interview consisting of inquiry and oral response
				to medical knowledge, personal and professional history and intentions for
				practicing as a physician assistant in this state. Such interview may be
				conducted by one (1) or more advisory council members and, if deemed
				appropriate by a majority of the advisory council, may be conducted by
				telephonic means.
(i) Physician assistants
				possessing an emeritus license shall:
(A)
				Annually sign a statement affirming that their physician assistant practice
				continues to be without remuneration; and
(B) Maintain current certification, in good
				standing, through the NCCPA including, but not limited to, the continuing
				education requirements thereof.