Each month, the board must tell the Controller how much money they've collected from fees and other sources related to their work. They then have to put that money into the State Treasury, specifically into a fund called the Physician Assistant Fund. This money can be used, but only if the Legislature allows it, to support the work related to this chapter.

This law sets the fees that physician assistants in California have to pay for various licenses and applications. Applicants have to pay up to $25 to apply. If they get licensed, they must pay up to $250 initially. Every two years, they need to renew their license, which costs up to $300. If a license renewal is late, there's a $25 late fee. If a physician assistant needs a duplicate license, it costs $10. Lastly, getting official letters such as a letter of endorsement or verification costs $10 each.

This law sets the fees for physician assistant training programs. A maximum application fee of $500 is charged when they apply for approval, and once approved, they pay an additional fee of up to $100.

This law allows physician assistants in California to apply for a 'retired status' on their licenses if they're not currently practicing. Once in retired status, they can't perform any work requiring a license. You can't apply for retired status if your license is canceled, suspended, or facing disciplinary action. Starting one year after these rules are in place, licenses with unpaid dues can't switch to retired status either. There are specific qualifications for both achieving retired status and returning to active status, like continuing education and possible fees. People with a retired status license might not have to follow the usual renewal rules.

If your physician assistant license or approval expires, you can renew it within five years by submitting a renewal application and paying any outstanding fees. If you don't renew within 30 days after it expires, you'll also have to pay a late fee. This renewal takes effect on the day the application is submitted, when all fees are paid, or when the late fee is paid, depending on which happens last. Once renewed, your license remains valid until its next expiration date.

This section allows the board to require physician assistants to complete up to 50 hours of continuing education every two years for license renewal. Starting in 2022, these courses must teach about implicit bias, which is an unconscious prejudice that affects decision-making. By 2023, education providers must ensure their courses include this curriculum, and the board will conduct audits to check compliance. Courses that focus solely on research without patient care aren't required to cover implicit bias. Topics could include how bias affects health outcomes and ways to reduce such biases. Additionally, the board may consider courses on menopausal and maternal mental health as part of the requirements.

This law requires physician assistants who treat a lot of older patients—specifically if more than 25% of their patients are 65 years or older—to dedicate at least 20% of their required continuing education to topics like geriatric medicine, dementia care, or the care of older adults.

This law section requires the board to think about adding courses on infection-associated chronic conditions, like long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and dysautonomia, when setting their continuing education requirements for medical professionals.

If your professional license in California is suspended, it can still expire and must be renewed like any other license, but renewing it doesn't let you use it until the suspension is lifted. If your license has been revoked and you get it back after it has expired, you'll have to pay a fee the same as the renewal fee that was due the last time it was supposed to be renewed.

If you don't renew your license within five years, you can't just renew it. Instead, you'll have to apply for a brand new license. This means you need to prove you haven't done anything that would get your license denied, pass the necessary exams, and pay all the fees as if you were a first-time applicant.