LAC 46:XLV.1507. Qualifications for Licensure

A. To be eligible for licensure under this Chapter, an applicant shall: 1. be at least 20 years of age; 2. be of good moral character; 3. demonstrate his competence to provide patient services under the supervision and direction of a supervising physician by: a. being a graduate of a physician assistant training program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), or its predecessors or successors, including but not limited to the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, and by presenting or causing to be presented to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant has successfully passed the national certification examination administered by the National Commission on Certificate of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or its successors, together with satisfactory documentation of current certification; or b. presenting to the board a valid, current physician assistant license, certificate or permit issued by any other state of the United States; provided, however, that the board is satisfied that the certificate, license or permit presented was issued upon qualifications and other requirements substantially equivalent to the qualifications and other requirements set forth in this Chapter; 4. certify that he is mentally and physically able to engage in practice as a physician assistant; 5. not, as of the date of application or the date on which it is considered by the board, be subject to discipline, revocation, suspension, or probation of certification or licensure in any jurisdiction for cause resulting from the applicant's practice as a physician assistant; provided, however, that this qualification may be waived by the board in its sole discretion. B. The burden of satisfying the board as to the eligibility of the applicant for licensure shall be upon the applicant.