California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §3516: (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

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A licensed physician assistant may be employed or supervised by a physician who has no disciplinary conditions, regardless of other laws.

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(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.

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