Section 1399.530 - General Requirements for an Approved Program(a) A program for instruction of physician assistants shall meet the following requirements for approval: (1) The educational program shall be established in educational institutions accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation ("CHEA") or its successor organization, or the U.S. Department of Education, Division of Accreditation, which are affiliated with clinical facilities that have been evaluated by the educational program.(2) The educational program shall develop an evaluation mechanism to determine the effectiveness of its theoretical and clinical program.(3) Course work shall carry academic credit; however, an educational program may enroll students who elect to complete such course work without academic credit.(4) The medical director of the educational program shall be a physician who holds a current license to practice medicine from any state or territory of the United States or, if the program is located in California, holds a current California license to practice medicine.(5) The educational program shall require a three-month preceptorship for each student in the outpatient practice of a physician or equivalent experience which may be integrated throughout the program or may occur as the final part of the educational program in accordance with Sections 1399.535 and 1399.536.(6) Each program shall submit an annual report regarding its compliance with this section on a form provided by the board.(b) Those educational programs accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant ("ARCPA") shall be deemed approved by the board. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the board from disapproving an educational program which does not comply with the requirements of this article. Approval under this section terminates automatically upon termination of an educational program's accreditation by ARC-PA.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 1399.530
1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1399.524 to section 1399.530 filed 9-20-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 39).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former article 3 heading to article 4, redesignation of sections 1399.530-1399.532, 1399.535, 1399.536, 1399.538 and 1399.539 as new article 3, and amendment of section 1399.530(a) and (f) filed 7-18-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 32).
3. Amendment filed 1-8-90; operative 2-7-90 (Register 90, No. 3).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 7-25-94 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 30).
5. Amendment filed 11-21-2000; operative 12-21-2000 (Register 2000, No. 47).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 3-3-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 9).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(6)-(b) filed 8-7-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 32). Note: Authority cited: Section 3510, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 3509 and 3513, Business and Professions Code.
1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 1399.524 to section 1399.530 filed 9-20-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 39).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former article 3 heading to article 4, redesignation of sections 1399.530-1399.532, 1399.535, 1399.536, 1399.538 and 1399.539 as new article 3, and amendment of section 1399.530(a) and (f) filed 7-18-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 32).
3. Amendment filed 1-8-90; operative 2-7-90 (Register 90, No. 3).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 7-25-94 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 30).
5. Amendment filed 11-21-2000; operative 12-21-2000 (Register 2000, No. 47).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 3-3-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 9).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(6)-(b) filed 8-7-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 32).