California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 13.8 - Physician Assistant Board
Article 4 - Practice of Physician Assistants
Section 1399.543 - Training to Perform Additional Medical Services

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1399.543

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

A physician assistant may be trained to perform medical services which augment his or her current areas of competency in the following settings:

(a) In the physical presence of a supervising physician who is directly in attendance and assisting the physician assistant in the performance of the procedure;

(b) In an approved program;

(c) In a medical school approved by the Medical Board of California under Section 1314;

(d) In a residency or fellowship program approved by the Medical Board of California under Section 1321;

(e) In a facility or clinic operated by the Federal government;

(f) In a training program which leads to licensure in a healing arts profession or is approved as Category I continuing medical education or continuing nursing education by the Board of Registered Nursing.

1. New section filed 9-20-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 39).
2. Amendment of first paragraph filed 1-28-92; operative 2-27-92 (Register 92, No. 12).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 3-3-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 9).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (c)-(d) filed 8-7-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2018 and 3502, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 3502, Business and Professions Code.

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