Our process involves the collection of credentials from you the applicant, and from other sources as well.  Once all application materials have been collected, our staff must review them.  After reviews have been done, it may be necessary for the staff to request additional information, and/or to return items that need corrections or clarifications.  It is our goal to review materials as quickly as possible, but we must be thorough.  You should not expect the entire process to take less than four months.  You must have successfully completed the NCCPA examination to qualify for licensure.  Please adhere to the following guidelines: 

1. Credentials received prior to receiving your application will be held in our office for one year. Items received more than a year ago are considered expired and will need to be resubmitted.

2.  Processing time may take longer during the months of March through August, due to the increased number of applications received at the North Carolina Medical Board. 

3. Without an anesthesiologist assistant license and a primary supervising anesthesiologist, you cannot practice as an anesthesiologist assistant in North Carolina.  Do not make practice commitments prematurely. 

4. If you have been named in any malpractice suits, or have answered “yes” to any of the questions on our application, please include detailed information and anticipate the possibility that additional information will be requested and a personal interview with the Board may be required. 

5.  State law will only allow us to speak to the applicant about the application.  Relatives, staff members, future employers, placement services and insurance companies cannot be informed about the status of your application. 

6. After your application has been received, you will be notified.  Once your file has been reviewed, you will be provided with a status update regarding deficiencies. 

7. The NC Medical Board does not grant temporary licenses.  You must hold a full NC AA license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant.

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