Business and Professions Code section 3521.1

The fees to be paid by physician assistants are to be set by the board as follows:

(a)

An application fee charged to each physician assistant applicant shall be sixty dollars ($60) and may be increased to not more than eighty dollars ($80).

(b)

An initial license fee charged to each physician assistant to whom a license is issued shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be increased to not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c)

A biennial license renewal fee charged to each physician assistant who holds a license shall be three hundred dollars ($300) and may be increased to not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(d)

The delinquency fee is seventy-five dollars ($75).

(e)

The duplicate license fee is ten dollars ($10).

(f)

The fee for a letter of endorsement, letter of good standing, or letter of verification of licensure shall be fifty dollars ($50).

Source: Section 3521.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=3521.­1.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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