2023 Scope of Practice: Physician Assistants
Physician assistants are nationally certified, state-licensed advanced practice providers. Each state has a PA licensing board and specific laws outlined in its Physician Assistant Practice Act. It’s essential to understand the laws governing them in their state(s) of practice.
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Interactive Scope of Practice Guide
Full authority to prescribe schedule III-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule III-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice levelSupervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule III-V drugs
Prescriptive authority excludes certain medications
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule III-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule III-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined by the State Medical Board or law
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined by the State Medical Board or law
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
Yes
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
Yes
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined by the State Medical Board or law
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule III-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined by the State Medical Board or law
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
No
Full authority to prescribe schedule II-V drugs
Prescriptive authority determined at the practice level
Supervision determined at the practice level
No
Yes