License Renewals

Your physician assistant license is renewed every two years.

Approximately ten weeks prior to the expiration date of your physician assistant license a renewal notice will be mailed to your address of record. You are responsible for renewing your license even if you don't receive a renewal notice.

You may verify your current address of record via the committee's website or to verify a license. All address changes must be submitted to the committee in writing. You can obtain a Change of Address form on-line.

If you have not received the renewal notice within four weeks of expiration date of your license you may renew by mailing the $300 renewal fee to the committee at: Physician Assistant Committee, 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1100, Sacramento, CA 95815. You must include your name, license number, daytime telephone number, and address changes, if applicable. Please allow staff five working days to process your request. Your new renewal wallet certificate will be mailed to you within four to six weeks. If you are renewing thirty days past the expiration date of your license also include a $25 delinquency fee.

Failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve you of the responsibility of renewing your license prior to the expiration date. If your license has not been renewed by the expiration date you may not legally practice as a physician assistant in California.

A delinquent fee of $25.00 will be added to the renewal fee if the renewal fee is postmarked thirty days or more after the expiration date.

We are unable to accept credit card payments or provide on-line renewals at this time.

California does not currently require Continuing Medical Education for renewal of your physician assistant license.

Recertification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants is not required for renewal of your physician assistant license.

We currently do not have an "inactive" status for California physician assistant licenses.

Please note: We do not issue separate receipts for renewal of your physician assistant license. Your renewal pocket license is your receipt of payment of renewal fees. Please save the receipt portion of your pocket license for your records.

LICENSE RENEWALS - OVER ONE YEAR BUT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS DELINQUENT

Licenses delinquent for less than five years are subject to accrued renewal fees and a $25 delinquency fee. You must submit the full renewal payment consisting of the current renewal fee, any accrued renewal fees, and the $25 delinquency fee.

Example to calculate accrued renewal fee: If your license expired on 7/30/2004, your renewal fee would be $625 ($300.00 for the 2004-2006 renewal cycle and $300 for the 2006-2008 renewal cycle, and the $25 delinquency fee). The expiration date of your license would be updated to 7/30/2008.

LICENSE RENEWALS — OVER FIVE YEARS DELINQUENT

If your license has expired for more than five years it cannot be renewed. You must apply for a new license and meet all of the current licensing requirements.

If you wish to apply for a new license you may obtain a copy of the physician assistant application from the committee's website. You may also contact the committee at (916) 561-8780.