{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-50-50","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-50-50","heading":"Initial licensure","body":"The applicant seeking initial licensure as a physician assistant shall submit:\n\n1. A completed application and fee as prescribed by the board.\n\n2. Documentation of successful completion of an educational program as prescribed in § 54.1-2951.1 of the Code of Virginia.\n\n3. Documentation of passage of the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.\n\n4. If licensed or certified in any other jurisdiction, verification that there has been no disciplinary action taken or pending in that jurisdiction.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 85. Board of Medicine","Chapter 50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants","Part II. Requirements for Practice as a Physician Assistant"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter50/section50/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:46Z","sha256":"b9972938a3ccc359349582d998c2e84d962a25328f8e529ca9d34b69d9e95e55","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-50-40","next":"us-va/18vac85-50-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}