Physician Assistant
Quintile Rank | Education | Examination and Certification | Continuing Education | Fees | Reciprocity or Endorsement | ||||||||||
State | Average Rank | Education | Examination or Certification | Fees | Continuing Education | Reciprocity | Graduation from an Accredited Physician Assistang Program | National Exam or NCCPA Certification | Continuing Education Hours per Year | Initial License | Renewal per year | Supervising Physician | Total | Lic Period (yr(s)) | Reciprocity or Endorsement |
Alaska | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $650.00 | $200.00 | $100.00 | $950.00 | 2 | |
Florida | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $305.00 | $77.50 | $382.50 | 2 | ||
Mississippi | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $500.00 | $150.00 | $650.00 | 1 | ||
Colorado | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $225.00 | $75.00 | $300.00 | 2 | ||
Kansas | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $150.00 | $110.75 | $260.75 | 1 | ||
Minnesota | 3 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 25 | $255.00 | $135.00 | $390.00 | 1 | ||
Montana | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $195.00 | $100.00 | $295.00 | 1 | ||
Nevada | 3 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 24 | $600.00 | $150.00 | $750.00 | 2 | ||
North Carolina | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $238.00 | $100.00 | $338.00 | 1 | ||
Texas | 3 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 40 | $365.00 | $156.00 | $521.00 | 1 | ||
Alabama | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 12 | $200.00 | $100.00 | $300.00 | 1 | ||
Arizona | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $125.00 | $100.00 | $125.00 | $350.00 | 1 | |
California | 3 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $225.00 | $150.00 | $375.00 | 2 | ||
Georgia | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $200.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | 2 | ||
Hawai‘i | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $150.00 | $60.00 | $210.00 | 2 | ||
Idaho | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $120.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $220.00 | 1 | |
Maine | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $200.00 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $350.00 | 2 | |
Maryland | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $202.00 | $37.50 | $239.50 | 2 | ||
Massachusetts | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $151.00 | $50.00 | $201.00 | 2 | ||
Missouri | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $195.00 | $50.00 | $245.00 | 1 | ||
Oregon | 3 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $230.00 | $160.00 | $390.00 | 2 | ||
Tennessee | 3 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $335.00 | $130.00 | $465.00 | 2 | Yes | |
Virginia | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $130.00 | $67.50 | $197.50 | 2 | ||
Kentucky | 3 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $100.00 | $250.00 | 2 | Yes |
New Hampshire | 3 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | 1 | ||
New Mexico | 3 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | 2 | ||
Ohio | 3 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | 2 | ||
Oklahoma | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $150.00 | $75.00 | $225.00 | 1 | ||
South Carolina | 3 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $142.00 | $32.00 | $174.00 | 2 | ||
Utah | 3 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $180.00 | $61.50 | $241.50 | 2 | ||
Arkansas | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $80.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $180.00 | 1 | |
Connecticut | 4 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $150.00 | $75.00 | $225.00 | 1 | ||
Louisiana | 4 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $250.00 | $150.00 | $75.00 | $475.00 | 1 | Yes |
New Jersey | 4 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $220.00 | $110.00 | $330.00 | 2 | Yes | |
North Dakota | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $50.00 | $50.00 | $100.00 | 1 | ||
Pennsylvania | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $30.00 | $20.00 | $35.00 | $85.00 | 2 | |
South Dakota | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 30 | $75.00 | $100.00 | $175.00 | 1 | ||
Vermont | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | 2 | ||
Washington | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $75.00 | $47.50 | $122.50 | 2 | ||
Delaware | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $102.00 | $58.00 | $160.00 | 2 | Yes | |
Iowa | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | 2 | Yes | |
Nebraska | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 25 | $102.00 | $26.00 | $128.00 | 2 | ||
Rhode Island | 4 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 4 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 10 | $162.50 | $62.50 | $225.00 | 1 | Yes | |
West Virginia | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 20 | $100.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | 2 | ||
Wyoming | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 5 | 3 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | 1 | ||
Illinois | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $50.00 | $40.00 | $90.00 | 2 | Yes | |
Indiana | 4 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 50 | $100.00 | $25.00 | $125.00 | 2 | Yes | |
Wisconsin | 5 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $110.00 | $36.00 | $146.00 | 2 | Yes | |
Michigan | 5 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $90.00 | $55.00 | $145.00 | 2 | Yes | |
New York | 5 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | 0 | $115.00 | $15.00 | $130.00 | 3 | Yes |