2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4730.11. Requirements to receive certificate to practice.

§ 4730.11. Requirements to receive certificate to practice.
 

(A)  For an individual to be eligible to receive a certificate to practice as a physician assistant, all of the following apply: 

(1) The applicant shall be at least eighteen years of age. 

(2) The applicant shall be of good moral character. 

(3) The applicant shall hold current certification by the national commission on certification of physician assistants or a successor organization that is recognized by the state medical board. 

(4) Effective January 1, 2008, except as provided in division (B) of this section, the applicant shall meet one of the following educational requirements: 

(a) The applicant shall hold a master's or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board; 

(b) The applicant shall hold a degree other than a master's or higher degree that was obtained from a program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant or a predecessor or successor organization recognized by the board and shall hold a master's or higher degree in a course of study with clinical relevance to the practice of physician assistants that was obtained from a program accredited by a regional or specialized and professional accrediting agency recognized by the council for higher education accreditation. 

(B)  It is not necessary for an applicant to hold a master's or higher degree as a condition of receiving a certificate to practice as a physician assistant if the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the board of holding a current, valid license or other form of authority to practice as a physician assistant that was issued by another jurisdiction prior to January 1, 2008. 

(C)  This section does not require an individual to obtain a master's or higher degree as a condition of retaining or renewing a certificate to practice as a physician assistant if either of the following is the case: 

(1) Prior to January 1, 2008, the individual received a certificate to practice as a physician assistant under this chapter without holding a master's or higher degree. 

(2) On or after January 1, 2008, the individual received a certificate to practice as a physician assistant under this chapter on the basis of holding a license issued in another jurisdiction, as specified in division (B) of this section. 
 

HISTORY: 151 v S 154, § 1, eff. 5-17-06.
 

Not analogous to former RC § 4730.11, amended and renumbered to RC § 4730.12 by 151 v S 154, eff 5-17-06.