Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 422.13b. Graduate physician assistant

(a) Practice.--Graduates of a physician assistant program recognized by the board may register with the board and practice only under direct supervision of a physician until licensed by a process recognized by the board. Practice under this section shall be limited to the period between graduation and receipt of the results of the first examination after graduation offered by an examination agency in accordance with section 24. If the person applying for licensure fails the examination, the authority to practice under this section shall expire.

(b) Use of title.--The title “graduate physician assistant” or the abbreviation “GPA” shall be used until licensure is obtained.

(c) Drugs.--A graduate physician assistant shall not be permitted to prescribe or dispense drugs at the direction of a physician until licensure has been completed.