Physician Assistant Scope of Practice Laws

as of June 4, 2021

Location	Adaptable Supervision Requirements?	Co-Sign Requirements Determined at Practice?	Full Prescriptive Authority?	Refer to the PA as "licensed"?	No Limit on Number of PAs a Physician Can Supervise	Scope of Practice Determined on Site?
United States	34 Yes	36 Yes	45 Yes	51 Yes	15 Yes	40 Yes
Alabama	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Alaska	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Colorado	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Florida	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Georgia	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Hawaii	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Idaho	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kansas	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Kentucky	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Missouri	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Montana	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nebraska	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Nevada	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Hampshire	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Oregon	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Tennessee	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Utah	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Vermont	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Virginia	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
West Virginia	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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