California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.8 - Physician Assistant Board
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 1399.502 - Definitions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
For the purposes of the regulations contained in this chapter, the terms
(a) "Board" means Physician Assistant Board.
(b) "Code" means the Business and Professions Code.
(c) "Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed by the board as a physician assistant.
(d) "Trainee" means a person enrolled and actively participating in an approved program of instruction for physician assistants.
(e) "Approved program" means a program for the education and training of physician assistants which has been approved by the board.
(f) "Supervising physician" and "physician supervisor" mean a physician licensed by the Medical Board of California or a physician licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
(g) "Approved controlled substance education course" means an educational course approved by the board pursuant to section 1399.610.
1. Amendment
filed 9-20-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
39).
2. New subsection (g) filed 7-12-85; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 85, No. 28).
3. Change without regulatory
effect filed 2-5-91 pursuant to section
100, Title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 91, No. 11).
4. Change without regulatory
effect amending subsections (a), (b) and (g) filed 3-3-2005 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2005, No. 9).
5. New subsection (h) filed
10-17-2008; operative 10-17-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2008, No. 42).
6. Change without regulatory effect
amending section filed 8-7-2013 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2013, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Section 3510, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 3510, Business and Professions Code.
