3500. In its concern with the growing shortage and geographic maldistribution of health care services in California, the Legislature intends to establish in this chapter a framework for another category of health manpower—the physician assistant. The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the effective utilization of the skills of physicians and surgeons, and physicians […]
3500.5. This chapter shall be known and cited as the Physician Assistant Practice Act. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1104, Sec. 1.9.)
3501. As used in this chapter: (a) “Board” means the Physician Assistant Board. (b) “Approved program” means a program for the education of physician assistants that has been formally approved by the board. (c) “Trainee” means a person who is currently enrolled in an approved program. (d) “Physician assistant” or “PA” means a person who meets the requirements of […]
3502. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a PA may perform medical services as authorized by this chapter if the following requirements are met: (1) The PA renders the services under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon who is not subject to a disciplinary condition imposed by the Medical Board of California or by the Osteopathic […]
3502.1. In addition to the medical services authorized in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 3502, and except as prohibited by Section 3502, a PA may furnish or order a drug or device subject to all of the following: (a) The PA shall furnish or order a drug or device in accordance with the practice agreement […]
3502.1.5. This chapter or any other provision of law shall not be construed to prohibit a physician assistant from administering or providing buprenorphine to a patient, or transmitting orally, or in writing on a patient’s record or in a drug order, an order to a person who may lawfully furnish buprenorphine when done in compliance […]
3502.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician assistant may perform the physical examination and any other specified medical services that are required pursuant to Section 2881 of the Public Utilities Code and Sections 44336, 49406, 49423, 49455, 87408, 87408.5, and 87408.6 of the Education Code, practicing in compliance with this chapter, and may […]
3502.3. (a) (1) A practice agreement shall include provisions that address the following: (A) The types of medical services a physician assistant is authorized to perform. (B) Policies and procedures to ensure adequate supervision of the physician assistant, including, but not limited to, appropriate communication, availability, consultations, and referrals between a physician and surgeon and the physician assistant in […]
3502.4. (a) In order to receive authority from the physician assistant’s supervising physician and surgeon to perform an abortion by aspiration techniques pursuant to Section 2253, a physician assistant shall complete training either through training programs approved by the board pursuant to Section 3513 or by training to perform medical services that augment the physician assistant’s […]
3502.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a physician assistant may perform those medical services permitted pursuant to Section 3502 during any state of war emergency, state of emergency, or state of local emergency, as defined in Section 8558 of the Government Code, and at the request of a responsible federal, state, or local official […]
3503. No person other than one who has been licensed to practice as a physician assistant shall practice as a physician assistant or in a similar capacity to a physician and surgeon or podiatrist or hold himself or herself out as a “physician assistant,” or shall use any other term indicating or implying that he […]
3503.5. (a) A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency that occurs outside both the place and course of that person’s employment shall not be liable for any civil damage as a result of any acts or omissions by that person in rendering the emergency […]
