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CA Bus & Prof Code § 3516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 3 - Certification and Approval|Section 3516.

3516.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician assistant licensed by the board shall be eligible for employment or supervision by a physician and surgeon who is not subject to a disciplinary condition imposed by the Medical Board of California prohibiting that employment or supervision.(b) Except as provided in Section 3502.5, a physician and surgeon shall not supervise more than four physician assistants at any one time.(c) The Medical Board of California may restrict a physician and surgeon to supervising specific types of physician assistants including, but not limited to, restricting a physician and surgeon from supervising physician assistants outside of the field of specialty of the physician and surgeon.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 707, Sec. 7. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3517 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 3 - Certification and Approval|Section 3517.

3517.  (a) The board shall require a written examination of physician assistants in the manner and under the rules and regulations as it shall prescribe, but the examination shall be conducted in that manner as to ensure that the identity of each applicant taking the examination will be unknown to all of the examiners until all examination papers have been graded. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, or by regulation, no physician assistant applicant shall receive approval under this chapter without first successfully passing an examination given under the direction of the board.(b) Examinations for licensure as a physician assistant may be required by the board under a uniform examination system, and for that purpose the board may make those arrangements with organizations furnishing examination material as may, in its discretion, be desirable. The licensure examination for physician assistants shall be held by the board at least once a year with such additional examinations as the board deems necessary.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 36. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3518 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 3 - Certification and Approval|Section 3518.

3518.  The board shall keep a current register for licensed PAs, if applicable. The register shall show the name of each licensee, the licensee’s last known address of record, and the date of the licensee’s licensure. Any interested person is entitled to obtain a copy of the register in accordance with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) upon application to the board together with a sum as may be fixed by the board, which amount shall not exceed the cost of this list so furnished.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 707, Sec. 9. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3519 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 3 - Certification and Approval|Section 3519.

3519.  The board shall issue a license to all physician assistant applicants who meet all of the following requirements:(a) Provide evidence of successful completion of an approved program.(b) Pass any examination required under Section 3517.(c) Not be subject to denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475) or Section 3527.(d) Pay all fees required under Section 3521.1.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 37. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3519.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 3 - Certification and Approval|Section 3519.5.

3519.5.  (a) The board may issue a probationary license to an applicant subject to terms and conditions, including, but not limited to, any of the following conditions of probation:(1) Practice limited to a supervised, structured environment where the applicant’s activities shall be supervised by another physician assistant.(2) Total or partial restrictions on issuing a drug order for controlled substances.(3) Continuing medical or psychiatric treatment.(4) Ongoing participation in a specified rehabilitation program.(5) Enrollment and successful completion of a clinical training program.(6) Abstention from the use of alcohol or drugs.(7) Restrictions against engaging in certain types of medical services.(8) Compliance with all provisions of this chapter.(b) The board may modify or terminate the terms and conditions imposed on the probationary license upon receipt of a petition from the licensee.(c) Enforcement and monitoring of the probationary conditions shall be under the jurisdiction of the board. These proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 38. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3520.

3520.  Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month the Medical Board of California shall report to the Controller the amount and source of all collections made under this chapter and at the same time pay all those sums into the State Treasury, where they shall be credited to the Physician Assistant Fund, which fund is hereby created. All money in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to carry out the purpose of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 459, Sec. 5. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3521.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3521.1.

3521.1.  The fees to be paid by physician assistants are to be set by the board as follows:(a) An application fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged to each physician assistant applicant.(b) An initial license fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) shall be charged to each physician assistant to whom a license is issued.(c) A biennial license renewal fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300).(d) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).(e) The duplicate license fee is ten dollars ($10).(f) The fee for a letter of endorsement, letter of good standing, or letter of verification of licensure shall be ten dollars ($10).(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 52. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3521.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3521.2.

3521.2.  The fees to be paid by physician assistant training programs are to be set by the board as follows:(a) An application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) shall be charged to each applicant seeking program approval by the board.(b) An approval fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) shall be charged to each program upon its approval by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 53. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3521.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3521.3.

3521.3.  (a) The board may establish, by regulation, a system for the placement of a license on a retired status, upon application, for a physician assistant who is not actively engaged in practice as a physician assistant or any activity that requires them to be licensed by the board.(b) No licensee with a license on a retired status shall engage in any activity for which a license is required.(c) The board shall deny an applicant’s application for a retired status license if the license is canceled or if the license is suspended, revoked, or otherwise punitively restricted by the board or subject to disciplinary action under this chapter.(d) Beginning one year from the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a), if an applicant’s license is delinquent, the board shall deny an applicant’s application for a retired status license.(e) The board shall establish minimum qualifications for a retired status license.(f) The board may exempt the holder of a retired status license from the renewal requirements described in Section 3524.5.(g) The board shall establish minimum qualifications for the restoration of a license in a retired status to an active status. These minimum qualifications shall include, but are not limited to, continuing education and payment of a fee as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 3521.1.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 54. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3523.

3523.  All physician assistant licenses shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.The board shall establish by regulation procedures for the administration of a birthdate renewal program, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered license expiration dates and a pro rata formula for the payment of renewal fees by physician assistants affected by the implementation of the program.To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license, apply for renewal on a form provided by the board, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 57. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3524.

3524.  A license or approval that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license or approval is not renewed within 30 days after its expiration, the licensed physician assistant and approved supervising physician, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the prescribed delinquency fee, if any. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 3522 or 3523 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire, if it is not again renewed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 40. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3524.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3524.5.

3524.5.  (a) The board may require a licensee to complete continuing education as a condition of license renewal under Section 3523 or 3524. The board shall not require more than 50 hours of continuing education every two years. The board shall, as it deems appropriate, accept certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or another qualified certifying body, as determined by the board, as evidence of compliance with continuing education requirements.(b) (1) The board shall adopt regulations to require that, on and after January 1, 2022, all continuing education courses for licensees under this chapter contain curriculum that includes the understanding of implicit bias.(2) Beginning January 1, 2023, continuing education providers shall ensure compliance with paragraph (1).(3) Beginning January 1, 2023, the board shall audit continuing education providers at least once every five years to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, and shall withhold or rescind approval from any provider that is in violation of the regulatory requirements. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (b), a continuing education course dedicated solely to research or other issues that does not include a direct patient care component is not required to contain curriculum that includes implicit bias in the practice of physician assistants.(d) In order to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (a), continuing education courses shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of physician assistants, leading to disparities in health outcomes.(2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decisionmaking may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 417, Sec. 4. (AB 241) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3525.

3525.  A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter. However, such renewal does not entitle such holder, to practice or otherwise violate the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this chapter. If the license is reinstated after expiration, the license holder, as a condition to reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1448, Sec. 1.7.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 4 - Revenue|Section 3526.

3526.  A person who fails to renew his or her license or approval within five years after its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be reissued, reinstated, or restored thereafter, but that person may apply for and obtain a new license or approval if he or she:(a) Has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).(b) Takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if application for licensure was being made for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest, he or she is qualified to practice as a physician assistant.(c) Pays all of the fees that would be required as if application for licensure was being made for the first time.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 60. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation|Section 3528.

3528.  Any proceedings involving the denial, suspension, or revocation of the application for licensure or the license of a PA or the application for approval or the approval of an approved program under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 707, Sec. 13. (SB 697) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3529 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation|Section 3529.

3529.  The board may hear any matters filed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 3527, or may assign the matter to a hearing officer. The Medical Board of California may hear any matters filed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3527, or may assign the matter to a hearing officer. If a matter is heard by the board or the Medical Board of California, the hearing officer who presided at the hearing shall be present during the board’s or the Medical Board of California’s consideration of the case, and, if requested, assist and advise the board or the Medical Board of California.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 62. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation|Section 3530.

3530.  (a) A person whose license or approval has been revoked or suspended, or who has been placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty, including modification or termination of probation, after a period of not less than the following minimum periods has elapsed from the effective date of the decision ordering that disciplinary action:(1) At least three years for reinstatement of a license or approval revoked for unprofessional conduct, except that the board may, for good cause shown, specify in a revocation order that a petition for reinstatement may be filed after two years.(2) At least two years for early termination of probation of three years or more.(3) At least one year for modification of a condition, or reinstatement of a license or approval revoked for mental or physical illness, or termination of probation of less than three years.(b) The petition shall state any facts as may be required by the board. The petition shall be accompanied by at least two verified recommendations from physicians licensed either by the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board who have personal knowledge of the activities of the petitioner since the disciplinary penalty was imposed.(c) The petition may be heard by the board. The board may assign the petition to an administrative law judge designated in Section 11371 of the Government Code. After a hearing on the petition, the administrative law judge shall provide a proposed decision to the board that shall be acted upon in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.(d) The board or the administrative law judge hearing the petition, may consider all activities of the petitioner since the disciplinary action was taken, the offense for which the petitioner was disciplined, the petitioner’s activities during the time the license was in good standing, and the petitioner’s rehabilitative efforts, general reputation for truth, and professional ability. The hearing may be continued, as the board or administrative law judge finds necessary.(e) The board or administrative law judge, when hearing a petition for reinstating a license or approval or modifying a penalty, may recommend the imposition of any terms and conditions deemed necessary.(f) No petition shall be considered while the petitioner is under sentence for any criminal offense, including any period during which the petitioner is on court-imposed probation or parole. No petition shall be considered while there is an accusation or petition to revoke probation pending against the person. The board may deny, without a hearing or argument, any petition filed pursuant to this section within a period of two years from the effective date of the prior decision following a hearing under this section.(g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter Sections 822 and 823.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 42. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 5 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation|Section 3531.

3531.  A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of a felony or of any offense which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession to which the license was issued is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this chapter. The board may order the license suspended or revoked, or shall decline to issue a license when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his or her plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information, or indictment.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 64. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 6 - Penalties|Section 3532.

3532.  Any person who violates Section 3502, 3503, 3515, or 3516 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 13. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 6 - Penalties|Section 3533.

3533.  Whenever any person has engaged in any act or practice which constitutes an offense against this chapter, the superior court of any county, on application of the board, may issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining such conduct. Proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The board may commence action in the superior court under the provisions of this section.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 43. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 3534 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 7.7 - Physician Assistants|ARTICLE 6.5 - Diversion of Impaired Physician Assistants|Section 3534.

3534.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the board shall seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate physician assistants whose competency is impaired due to abuse of dangerous drugs or alcohol so that they may be treated and returned to the practice of medicine in a manner which will not endanger the public health and safety.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 66. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)