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SCAM Alert: Posted: 3/1/2021 - Persons pretending to be from one of the health-related licensing boards are contacting licensees by phone and mail about the status of their licenses.

1/14/2021: Pennsylvania Allows Pharmacies To Administer COVID-19 Vaccine, Bolstering Fight To Stop The Virus

12/24/2020: Pennsylvania Expands Authority of Supervised Nursing Students to Administer Vaccines Outside Their Clinical Placements

The Department's offices in the North Office Building remain closed to the public. The Department of State continues to serve the public during the COVID-19 disaster declaration.

The processing of licenses and permits for health care practitioners continues to be a priority. Please refer to www.pals.pa.gov/verify to check the status of a license or permit.

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have worked in a licensed profession or applied for a professional license in PA; OR
moved to PA in the last 5 years.

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Board or Commission	Email Address	Phone Number
Accountancy	ST-ACCOUNTANCY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1404
Architects	ST-ARCHITECT@PA.GOV	(717) 783-3397
Auctioneer Examiners	ST-AUCTIONEER@PA.GOV	(717) 783-3397
Barber Examiners	RA-BARBER@PA.GOV	(717) 783-3402
Certified Real Estate Appraisers	ST-APPRAISE@PA.GOV	(717) 783-4866
Chiropractic	ST-CHIROPRACTIC@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7155
Cosmetology	ST-COSMETOLOGY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7130
Crane Operators	RA-CRANEOPERATORS@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1404
Dentistry	ST-DENTISTRY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7162
Engineers, Land Surveyors, Geologists	ST-ENGINEER@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7049
Funeral Directors	ST-FUNERAL@PA.GOV	(717) 783-3397
Landscape Architects	ST-LANDSCAPE@PA.GOV	(717) 772-8528
Massage Therapy	RA-MASSAGETHERAPY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7155
Medicine	ST-MEDICINE@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1400
Navigation Commission	ST-NAVCOMM@PA.GOV	(717) 787-6458
Nursing	ST-NURSE@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7142
Nursing Home Administrators	ST-NHA@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7049
Occupational Therapy	ST-OCCUPATIONAL@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1389
Optometry	ST-OPTOMETRY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7155
Osteopathic Medicine	ST-OSTEOPATHIC@PA.GOV	(717) 783-4858
Pharmacy	ST-PHARMACY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7156
Physical Therapy	ST-PHYSICAL@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7134
Podiatry	ST-PODIATRY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-4858
Psychology	ST-PSYCHOLOGY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7155
Real Estate Commission	RA-REALESTATE@PA.GOV	(717) 783-3658
Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Professional Counselors	ST-SOCIALWORK@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1389
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology	ST-SPEECH@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1389
Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers & Salespersons	RA-ST-VEHICLE@PA.GOV	(717) 783-1697
Veterinary Medicine	ST-VETERINARY@PA.GOV	(717) 783-7134