{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"3537.20","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 3537.20","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7.7. Physician Assistants [3500. - 3545.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-7.7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7.5. International Medical Graduate Physician Assistants [3537.10. - 3537.50.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-7.7/article-7.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 78.   (SB 1236)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>Any person who has satisfactorily completed the program established by this article shall be eligible for licensure by the board as a “physician assistant” if the person has complied with all of the following requirements:</p><p>(a) Has successfully completed the written examination required under Section <a href=\"/bpc/3517\">3517</a>.</p><p>(b) Has successfully completed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).</p>","text":"Any person who has satisfactorily completed the program established by this article shall be eligible for licensure by the board as a “physician assistant” if the person has complied with all of the following requirements: (a) Has successfully completed the written examination required under Section 3517. (b) Has successfully completed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/international-medical-graduate-physician-assistants-3537-20","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}