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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3535 — Osteopathic Physician Assistants

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3535

Type
Statute
Source
California Business and Professions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2013-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, physicians and surgeons licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California may use or employ physician assistants provided (1) each physician assistant so used or employed is a graduate of an approved program and is licensed by the board, and…

Citator

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3535 — Osteopathic Physician Assistants is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, physicians and surgeons licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California may use or employ physician assistants provided (1) each physician assistant so used or employed is a graduate of an approved program and is licensed by the board, and (2) the scope of practice of the physician assistant is the same as that which is approved by the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California for physicians and surgeons supervising physician assistants in the same or similar specialty.

(b) Any person who violates subdivision (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2001.