Applying for New York State PA license

Either you are just finished your education in Physician Assistant Studies or you are looking to practice in New York state for the first time, this guide will go through the steps needed to get your license.

By now you should be familiar with the NCCPA.net website, where you applied for the NCCPA board exam and will be logging your CME's and other tasks. At the website, there is a link to at the top navigation bar for "resources." Once your at resources, click State Licensing Boards on the left navigation area.


This will bring up a page with list of all 50 states Licensing boards. Find and proceed to "New York Office of the Profession" link.
The first page you see will show the requirements for PA Licensing which includes good moral conduct, fulfillment of education and exam requirements, and over 21 yrs old.

Find the application forms link for Physician Assistant on the left side as shown in the picture.


Once you click on the application link, you will see form 1 for NY state licensure, which requires a check made payable to New York State Education Department.

In addition, you will need to have the application notarized by a Notary Public (most banks have one available for no charge call and ask).

You will also need a recent wallet sized picture that needs to be attached to the application.
If you had any other licenses/certification, you have to fill out form 3 and send it to those organization to have them.

**Make sure there are not mistakes, and everything is filled out completely. There are nightmare stories of how people have had their application delayed for months due to minor mistakes, and never finding out about it.