Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14132.966 — The Medi-Cal Benefits Program
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14132.966
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2008-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Services provided by a physician assistant are a covered benefit under this chapter to the extent authorized by federal law and subject to utilization controls.
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14132.966 — The Medi-Cal Benefits Program is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Services provided by a physician assistant are a covered benefit under this chapter to the extent authorized by federal law and subject to utilization controls.
(b) Subject to subdivision (a), all services performed by a physician assistant within his or her scope of practice that would be a covered benefit if performed by a physician and surgeon shall be a covered benefit under this chapter.
(c) The department shall not impose chart review, countersignature, or other conditions of coverage or payment on a physician and surgeon supervising physician assistants that are more stringent than requirements imposed by Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code or regulations of the Medical Board of California promulgated under that chapter.