CODE OF VIRGINIA LICENSE REQUIRED (ยง 54.1-2949) It shall be unlawful for a person to practice or to hold himself out as practicing as a physician assistant or to use in connection with his name the words or letters “Physician Assistant” or “PA” unless he holds a license as such issued by the Board. HISTORY: 1988, c. 765; 2013, c. 144; 2016, c. 450.