Physician assistants: practice agreement: supervision.
The Physician Assistant Practice Act provides for licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Board, which is within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California. The act authorizes a physician assistant to perform medical services as set forth by regulations and the act and when those services are rendered under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. The act requires the Physician Assistant Board to, among other things, make recommendations to the Medical Board of California concerning the formulation of guidelines for the consideration and approval of applications by licensed physicians to supervise physician assistants. The act prohibits a physician and surgeon from supervising more than 4 physician assistants at any one time. The act requires the medical record to identify the physician and surgeon who is responsible for the supervision of the physician assistant. The act requires the supervising physician and surgeon to be physically available to the physician assistant for consultation when that assistance is rendered. The act requires the physician assistant and the supervising physician and surgeon to establish written guidelines for adequate supervision, and authorizes the supervising physician and surgeon to satisfy this requirement by adopting protocols for some or all of the tasks performed by the physician assistant, as provided. The act additionally authorizes a delegation of services agreement to authorize a physician assistant to order durable medical equipment, to approve, sign, modify, or add to a plan of treatment or plan of care for individuals receiving home health services or personal care services, or to certify disability, as provided.
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California SB 697 (20192020)
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Physician assistants: practice agreement: supervision.
California SB 697 (20192020) — Physician assistants: practice agreement: supervision.
The Physician Assistant Practice Act provides for licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician Assistant Board, which is within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California. The act authorizes a physician assistant to perform medical services as set forth by regulations and the act and when those services are rendered under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon. The act requires the Physician Assistant Board to, among other things, make recommendations to the Medical Board of California concerning the formulation of guidelines for the consideration and approval of applications by licensed physicians to supervise physician assistants. The act prohibits a physician and surgeon from supervising more than 4 physician assistants at any one time. The act requires the medical record to identify the physician and surgeon who is responsible for the supervision of the physician assistant. The act requires the supervising physician and surgeon to be physically available to the physician assistant for consultation when that assistance is rendered. The act requires the physician assistant and the supervising physician and surgeon to establish written guidelines for adequate supervision, and authorizes the supervising physician and surgeon to satisfy this requirement by adopting protocols for some or all of the tasks performed by the physician assistant, as provided. The act additionally authorizes a delegation of services agreement to authorize a physician assistant to order durable medical equipment, to approve, sign, modify, or add to a plan of treatment or plan of care for individuals receiving home health services or personal care services, or to certify disability, as provided.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2019-02-25 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 27.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-14 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2019-04-04 Set for hearing April 22.
2019-04-10 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 770.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-04-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-05-03 Set for hearing May 13.
2019-05-13 May 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-05-14 Set for hearing May 16.
2019-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1107.) (May 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-05-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1243.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-24 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-06-06 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2019-07-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (July 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-07-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-08-14 August 14 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2019-08-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-09-03 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-09 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3183.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-09 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2840.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2019-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 707, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5c65dec5-fbd2-4e6d-81a2-56f1f0958941. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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