Bus. & Prof. Code, § 3503 · Article 1. General Provisions
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 3503
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No person other than one who has been licensed to practice as a physician assistant shall practice as a physician assistant or in a similar capacity to a physician and surgeon or podiatrist or hold themselves out as a “physician assistant,” or shall use any other term indicating or implying that they are a physician assistant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 497, Sec. 17. (SB 1526) Effective January 1, 2025.
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