Section 1350.50  Temporary Certificate

a)         A person may obtain a temporary certificate pursuant to Section 14 of the Act by filing an application for physician assistant licensure in accordance with Section 1350.40.  In lieu of the certification of successful completion of the examination required in Section 1350.40(a)(2), the applicant shall submit:

1)         Proof of admission to the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or its successor agency; and

2)         An authorization to release examination scores from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or its successor agency, to the Department.

b)         Qualified applicants shall receive a temporary certificate which shall be valid until:

1)         Notification of failure of the examination;

2)         Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants of passage of the examination, at which time the physician assistant license will be issued; or

3)         15 months has elapsed.

c)         A physician assistant may not practice on a temporary certificate until a notice of employment has been filed in accordance with Section 1350.100 of this Part.

d)         Prescriptive authority may not be delegated to a holder of a temporary certificate.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 16680, effective October 27, 2000)