Physician Assistants

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As used in the Physician Assistant Act:

"Health care services" means services which require training in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, including the use and administration of drugs, and which are performed by physician assistants under the supervision and at the direction of physicians. Such services include:

1. initially approaching a patient of any age group in a patient care setting to elicit a detailed history, performing a physical examination, delineating problems and recording the data,
2. assisting the physician in conducting rounds in acute and long-term inpatient care settings, developing and implementing patient management plans, recording progress notes and assisting in the provision of continuity of care in other patient care settings,
3. ordering, performing or interpreting, at least to the point of recognizing deviations from the norm, common laboratory, radiological, cardiographic and other routine diagnostic procedures used to identify pathophysiologic processes,
4. ordering or performing routine procedures such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing simple conditions produced by infection, trauma or other disease processes,
5. assisting in the management of more complex illness and injuries, which may include assisting surgeons in the conduct of operations and taking initiative in performing evaluation and therapeutic procedures in response to life-threatening situations,
6. instructing and counseling patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living and health maintenance, and
7. facilitating the referral of patients to the community's health and social services agencies when appropriate.

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Continuing Education Requirements

Section 519.8. License renewal--Fees

A. Licenses issued to physician assistants shall be renewed annually on a date determined by the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. Each application for renewal shall document that the physician assistant has earned at least twenty (20) hours of continuing medical education during the preceding calendar year.

435:15-3-17. Continuing education for renewal

(a) Applicants initially licensed as a physician assistant will be exempt from reporting Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits until one year after licensure, thereafter each applicant for renewal must provide evidence that he or she has successfully earned at least twenty (20) hours of Category I CME hours during the preceding calendar year.

(b) At least one (1) hour of Category I CME shall be earned each calendar year concerning the topic of substance abuse.

(c) The CME hours shall be logged and reported to the Board on an annual basis by the Oklahoma Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc. The applicant shall bear the cost of this requirement.

(d) Any applicant for renewal who does not meet the requirements for continuing education by December 31 of the previous calendar year may not renew until deficient hours are obtained and verified. Additionally, within the next calendar year the licensee will be required to obtain forty (40) hours of Category I CME. Failure to meet these additional requirements will result in further disciplinary action.

[Source: Amended and renumbered from 435:15-3-10 at 10 Ok Reg 4377, eff 7-27-93 (emergency); Amended and renumbered from 435:15-3-10 at 11 Ok Reg 2331, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2022, eff 5-26-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 378, eff 10-6-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1214, eff 5-14-99; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1750, eff 6-25-2011]

Licensing Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I obtain written verification of a license?
   Please use our Online Bill-Pay site to order your license verification letter or you may send a written request with the fee of $25. Verifications that are accompanied by the appropriate fee are processed and mailed daily.
2. When will I get a renewal notice?
   Although there is no statutory requirement to give notice, the Board does mail renewal notice postcards to your mailing address on file and several emails to email on file starting approximately sixty (60) and thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of a license. Please keep the Board informed of your current mailing and email address at all times. If you did not receive a notice, contact the Board office and a duplicate will be sent. Any renewal post-marked after the expiration date is considered late and the late fee will be required. Not receiving a renewal notice is not grounds for waiving the late fee.
3. How do I renew my license and update my personal/practice profile to include my address and emails?
   Go to the Licensee/Applicant Login page to see if your profession can renew online. If your profession is not listed please contact the Board immediately.
4. When and How can I get a new wallet card?
   Go to Print/Download your Wallet Card and login with the same credentials you used to renew online. If you did not renew online and/or your profession is not listed as one that can renew online please contact the Board to obtain your PIN number. You will have access to your current wallet card and your license profile page 24/7. We stopped printing and mailing wallet cards since early 2018.