3520-3526
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 3520-3526
3520. Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar month the board shall report to the Controller the amount and source of all collections made under this chapter and at the same time pay all those sums into the State Treasury, where they shall be credited to the Physician Assistant Fund, which fund is hereby created. All money in the fund shall be used to carry out the purpose of this chapter. 3521. The fees to be paid for approval to supervise physician assistants are to be set by the committee as follows: (a) An application fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) shall be charged to each physician and surgeon applicant. (b) An approval fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) shall be charged to each physician and surgeon upon approval of an application to supervise physician assistants. (c) A biennial renewal fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) shall be paid for the renewal of an approval. (d) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25). (e) The duplicate approval fee is ten dollars ($10). (f) The fee for a letter of endorsement, letter of good standing, or letter of verification of approval shall be ten dollars ($10). 3521.1. The fees to be paid by physician assistants are to be set by the committee as follows: (a) An application fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged to each physician assistant applicant. (b) An initial license fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) shall be charged to each physician assistant to whom a license is issued. (c) A biennial license renewal fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300). (d) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25). (e) The duplicate license fee is ten dollars ($10). (f) The fee for a letter of endorsement, letter of good standing, or letter of verification of licensure shall be ten dollars ($10). 3521.2. The fees to be paid by physician assistant training programs are to be set by the committee as follows: (a) An application fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) shall be charged to each applicant seeking program approval by the committee. (b) An approval fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) shall be charged to each program upon its approval by the committee. 3521.5. The committee shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature whenever the board approves a fee increase pursuant to Sections 3521 and 3521.1. The committee shall specify the reasons for each increase in the report. Reports prepared pursuant to this section shall identify the percentage of funds derived from an increase in fees pursuant to Senate Bill 1077 of the 1991-92 Regular Session (Chapter 917, Statutes of 1991) that will be used for investigational and enforcement activities by the board and committee. 3522. An approval to supervise physician assistants shall expire at 12 midnight on the last day of the birth month of the physician and surgeon during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed. The board shall establish a cyclical renewal program, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered expiration dates for approvals and a pro rata formula for the payment of renewal fees by physician and surgeon supervisors. To renew an unexpired approval, the approved supervising physician and surgeon, on or before the date of expiration, shall apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and pay the prescribed renewal fee. 3523. All physician assistant licenses shall expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the birth month of the licensee during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed. The committee shall establish by regulation procedures for the administration of a birthdate renewal program, including, but not limited to, the establishment of a system of staggered license expiration dates and a pro rata formula for the payment of renewal fees by physician assistants affected by the implementation of the program. To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or before the date of expiration of the license, apply for renewal on a form provided by the committee, accompanied by the prescribed renewal fee. 3524. A license or approval that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the committee or board, as the case may be, and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license or approval is not renewed within 30 days after its expiration, the licensed physician assistant and approved supervising physician, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the prescribed delinquency fee, if any. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever occurs last. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the expiration date provided in Section 3522 or 3523 which next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire, if it is not again renewed. 3524.5. The committee may require a licensee to complete continuing education as a condition of license renewal under Section 3523 or 3524. The committee shall not require more than 50 hours of continuing education every two years. The committee shall, as it deems appropriate, accept certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or another qualified certifying body, as determined by the committee, as evidence of compliance with continuing education requirements. 3525. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter. However, such renewal does not entitle such holder, to practice or otherwise violate the order or judgment by which the license was suspended. A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this chapter. If the license is reinstated after expiration, the license holder, as a condition to reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated. 3526. A person who fails to renew his or her license or approval within five years after its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be reissued, reinstated, or restored thereafter, but that person may apply for and obtain a new license or approval if he or she: (a) Has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475). (b) Takes and passes the examination, if any, which would be required of him or her if application for licensure was being made for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the committee that, with due regard for the public interest, he or she is qualified to practice as a physician assistant. (c) Pays all of the fees that would be required as if application for licensure was being made for the first time.