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Physician Assistant Resources

Physician assistants (PAs) must renew their licenses annually and keep the Board informed whenever they add or change supervising physicians. In addition, PAs are expected to comply with the administrative rules that govern PA practice in North Carolina. This page includes links to resources and information regularly accessed by PAs.

About the Intent to Practice form

The online Intent to Practice (ITP) form is used to add a supervisor, change a supervisor and remove a supervisor. PAs are required to submit the ITP form before they may lawfully begin performing medical acts in NC. PAs are required to submit a new ITP form each time they add or change a primary supervising physician. The PA is also responsible for removing the names of primary supervising physicians when their supervisory role ends. PAs do not complete and ITP form for backup supervisors.

Adding or removing a primary supervising physician

Login to the Licensure Gateway to complete a PA Intent to Practice form

Backup supervising physician form (download)

PA rules

PA rules

Rule Change Tracker

Board position statement on supervision

Physician supervision of other licensed health care practitioners

Renew your PA license

PA License Renewal

Information and Resources

PA Compliance Form (use to ensure compliance with rules)

PA Supervision FAQs

PA Practice Ownership FAQs (scroll to bottom of page)

Safe Opioids resource page

Controlled Substances CME requirement information

Find a Board Position Statement