California Business and Professions Code

§ 3516

BPC § 3516 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 7.7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other 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 eight 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.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 194, Sec. 15. (AB 1501) Effective January 1, 2026.