PAs can prescribe medicine in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The laws and regulations governing prescribing by PAs vary slightly in each jurisdiction.
- PA Prescribing Authority by State
- Issue Brief: PA Prescribing: Education and Delegation
- Summary: What must be Included on Prescriptions Written by PAs
- Issue Brief: PAs as Prescribers of Controlled Medications
- DEA Registration and PAs
- Map of United States: States that Authorize PAs to Prescribe Controlled Substances
- Chart: Year of Initial Authorization for PAs to Prescribe Controlled Medications
- Summary of State Laws Regarding Controlled Substance Prescribing Privileges
- Summaries of State Laws and Regulations
- Model State Legislation
- List of Licensing Authorities
