Bill Text: CA AB1894 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Physician assistants.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-23 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 24. [AB1894 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB1894-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1894	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Logue

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2012

   An act to amend Section 3519 of the Business and Professions Code,
relating to healing arts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1894, as introduced, Logue. Physician assistants.
   Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, provides for
the licensure and regulation of physician assistants by the Physician
Assistant Committee of the Medical Board of California. Existing law
requires the committee to issue a license to all physician assistant
applicants meeting specified requirements, including not being
subject to denial of licensure, as specified.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 3519 of the Business and Professions Code is
amended to read:
   3519.  The committee shall issue under the name of the Medical
Board of California a license to all physician assistant applicants
who meet all of the following requirements:
   (a) Provide evidence of successful completion of an approved
program.
   (b) Pass any examination required under Section 3517.
   (c)  Not be   Are not   
subject to denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with
Section 475) or Section 3527.
   (d) Pay all fees required under Section 3521.1.