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California PA Board reviews licensing volumes, complaint backlogs and discipline statistics
Summary
Licensing staff reported 29,477 PA licenses in the system (about 20,000 able to practice), application activity and processing times; enforcement staff reported complaint and investigation backlogs, average investigation age of 241 days, and recent discipline outcomes including AG transmittals and citations.
The board received detailed licensing and enforcement reports at its Feb. 23 meeting that illustrated the volume of license activity and ongoing enforcement workloads.
Licensing analyst Jennifer Jimenez reported 29,477 total PA licenses in the system as of Feb. 9, 2026, of which roughly 29,015 were current (the transcript and staff clarified that the number able to practice in California is closer to 20,000 because roughly 3,000 are delinquent and 5,800 are canceled). For Oct. 1–Dec. 31, 2025 the board received 526 regular and 2 temporary applications and issued 493 regular and 1 temporary licenses; the board completed initial reviews for complete applications in an average of 28 days and reported 435 pending applications.
Complaint enforcement analyst Linda Serrano presented second-quarter enforcement data (10/01/2025–12/31/2025): 173 complaints received that quarter, intake averaging 7 days, 35 complaints referred for investigation, 186 complaints/ investigations closed, 402 complaints pending at desk analyst and 78 pending at the field; average investigation age was 241 days and 43 investigations were over eight months. Serrano also reported discipline outcomes for the quarter including 16 cases transmitted to the Attorney General, 40 cases pending at the AG (average age 227 days), and administrative outcomes (1 probation, 1 public reproval, 1 license surrendered, 1 petition for reinstatement denied). Citations resolved in the quarter totaled 4 with $750 in fines received and 43 pending citation cases.
Board members asked whether complaint counts correlate with malpractice judgments; staff said the board receives NPDB reports for judgments over certain thresholds (roughly $30,000 and up) but does not automatically link all malpractice case filings to complaints, and that some malpractice filings that are dismissed or under thresholds will not appear in the board's dataset.
The reports were informational; the board requested continued monthly updates and clarified data definitions (current vs. able-to-practice licensees) for future materials.
