Minn. Stat. 147A.28 sets the fees the board may charge physician assistants, by amount, in primary legislation.
The schedule
Application 20. Annual renewal 15. Locum tenens permit 5. Late fee 0. Verification 5. Duplicate license 0.
Why the location matters
Three consequences follow from fees being in statute rather than rule.
They are stable. Changing them requires the legislature, not a board vote. A figure you verify today is unlikely to move before you file.
They are transparent. The statute is published, searchable and free. Compare that with states where the amount appears only inside an application packet.
They lag. Fees set in statute tend to sit unchanged for long periods and then move in one step when a legislature finally revisits them. Minnesota’s 15 annual renewal is modest by current standards, which is what statutory fees look like after some years.
The locum permit
Worth noting at 5 — a specific, cheap instrument for short-term work, which not every state offers. For a PA taking occasional Minnesota assignments rather than practicing there continuously, that is a genuinely useful option.
Compact position
Minnesota is a member state, and at 15 a year it is inexpensive to hold as a qualifying license.
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