MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
25-279 Physicians Can Now Supervise Up to Eight Physician Assistants When Criteria Are Met
Health Net·CA · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice +1 more·Prior Authorization
Effective date
Jan 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Assembly Bill 1070 allows California physicians to supervise up to 8 physician assistants (instead of the usual 4) when PAs are limited to performing in-home health evaluations and annual wellness visits that don't involve treatment or prescribing. When adding PAs to Health Net networks for this purpose, include 'In-home health visit only' in communications.
Action Required
Immediately: When submitting practitioner add requests to Health Net for physician assistants performing in-home health evaluations, include the phrase 'In-home health visit only' in all communications. This helps differentiate PA requests specifically for in-home health evaluations under the new supervision rules.