Section 1350.117  Endorsement

a)         An applicant for licensure as a physician assistant who is licensed under the laws of another state shall file an application with the Department which shall include:

1)         A certification from all states in which the applicant was licensed and is currently licensed, stating:

A)        The time during which the applicant was licensed in that jurisdiction; and

B)        Whether the file on the applicant contains any record of any disciplinary actions taken or pending;

2)         A complete work history indicating all employment since graduation from a program that meets the requirements set forth in Section 1350.30;

3)         Certification of successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination given by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or its successor agency;

4)         The required fee set forth in Section 1350.25 of this Part.

b)         The Department shall examine each endorsement application to determine whether the requirements in the other state at the date of licensing were substantially equivalent to the requirements then in force in this State and whether the applicant has otherwise complied with the Act.  The Department shall either issue a license by endorsement or notify the applicant of the reasons for the denial of the application.

c)         A physician assistant license will be issued when the applicant meets the requirements set forth above.  However, a physician assistant may not practice until a notice of employment has been filed in accordance with Section 1350.100 of this Part.

d)         The supervising physician shall submit a notice of prescriptive authority indicating the physician assistant has been delegated prescriptive authority.  If the physician assistant is supervised by more than one physician, a separate notice of prescriptive authority shall be submitted by each supervising physician.  In addition, if prescriptive authority includes Schedule III, IV and/or V controlled substances, the physician assistant will be required to apply for a mid-level practitioner license in accordance with the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.

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