Alerts

• NEW: Spring 2022 Newsletter
  April 18, 2022
• NEW: CURES Optimization, New Requirements for Delegates, and First Login On/After April 11, 2022.
  April 7, 2022
• CURES Data Collection Vendor Change – Action Required by February 9, 2022
  The California Department of Justice (DOJ) recently awarded the contract for prescription data collection services for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) to a new vendor. For information on how licensees of DCA boards are impacted by this change, please see the New Data Collection Vendor For CURES document on the DOJ CURES webpage.
  January 21, 2022
• 2021 Legislation Impacting the Physician Assistant Board
• AB 468 – Law Change Regarding Emotional Support Animals: What PAB Licensees Need to Know
• Message from Board President Armenta and Vice President Earley
• EDD Disability Insurance Scam: Employment Development Department Moves to Block New Disability Insurance Fraudsters
  EDD Disability Insurance Scam FAQs
• New Prescribing Laws Take Effect January 1, 2022.
  Licensees of the Physician Assistant Board with prescribing authority are subject to the e-prescribing requirements established by Assembly Bill (AB) 2789 (Wood, 2018). Beginning January 1, 2022, most prescriptions (including but not limited to prescriptions for controlled substances) issued by a licensed healthcare practitioner to a California pharmacy must be submitted electronically. For more information on this law and its requirements, please see the AB 2789 Bulletin. Practitioners also can get answers to questions about complying with the law at Electronic Data Transmission Prescriptions (E-Prescriptions) – Frequently Asked Questions provided by the California State Board of Pharmacy.
• Department of Consumer Affairs Waivers
• DCA Waiver DCA-22-212 Order Extending DCA-20-02, 20-57, 20-91, 21-165, 21-187, and 21-200, Order Waiving License Reactivation or Restoration Requirements
• DCA Waiver DCA-21-207 Order Extending DCA-20-04 and 20-05, Extending Two April 14, 2020, Orders Relating to Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Supervision
• DCA Waiver DCA-21-194 Order Waiving License Renewal Requirements (Division 2)
• DCA Waiver DCA-21-140 Order Waiving Restrictions On Healthcare Providers With Expired, Inactive Or Lapsed Licenses Ordering And Administering COVID-19 Vaccines In Association With State or Local Vaccination Efforts
• DCA Waiver DCA-21-139 Order Waiving Restrictions On Healthcare Students Administering COVID-19 Vaccines In Association With State or Local Vaccination Efforts
• DCA Waiver DCA-21-137 Order Waiving Restrictions On Licensed Midwives, Physician Assistants, Respiratory Care Practitioners, And Veterinarians Ordering And Administering COVID-19 Vaccines In Association With State or Local Vaccination Efforts
• Guidance on Physician Assistant Supervision Requirements Waiver Under DCA Waiver-02-04