Section 33-26-504 - License required; application; qualifications; consideration of applications(a) No person shall practice as a physician assistant or represent oneself as a physician assistant without a license granted by the board.(b) The board may grant a physician assistant license to an applicant who: (i) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 190, § 3.(ii) Has graduated from a physician assistant program accredited by CAAHEP or its predecessor or successor organization;(iii) Has satisfactorily completed a certification examination administered by NCCPA or other national certifying agency established for such purposes which has been reviewed and approved by the board and is currently certified;(iv) Completes an application form; and(v) Pays the fees set forth in W.S. 33-26-507.(c) The board may issue a temporary license to any person who successfully completes a CAAHEP or other board approved program for the education and training of a physician assistant but has not passed a certification examination. To allow the opportunity to take the next available certification examination, any temporary license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be issued for a period not to exceed one (1) year and under conditions as the board determines pursuant to W.S. 33-26-505. The board may adopt rules to ensure that persons receiving a temporary license under this subsection are supervised by a physician assistant with not less than five (5) years of licensed experience who is approved by the board or by a physician who is approved by the board.(d) Physician assistants approved by the board prior to the effective date of this act are not required to be currently certified by the NCCPA. Graduation from a CAHEA approved program is considered equivalent to a CAAHEP program for purposes of licensure.(e) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 81, § 3.(f) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 81, § 3.(g) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 81, § 3.Amended by Laws 2021 , ch. 81, § 2 and 3, eff. 1/1/2022.