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Physician Assistant Board hears budget briefing showing reduced reserves, seeks monitoring
Summary
A DCA budget analyst told the California Physician Assistant Board the fund projects a modest shortfall for the year and months-in-reserve have fallen to about 8.5 months; the board agreed staff will monitor expenditures and report monthly as recruitment and enforcement costs could affect solvency.
The California Physician Assistant Board on May 18 heard a budget presentation from Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) budget analyst Andrew Trudy that projected a modest operating shortfall for 2025–26 and a decline in months-in-reserve.
Trudy told the board the current FM9 projection estimates $1.503 million in personnel services and about $2.541 million in operating expenses for total expenditures of roughly $4.045 million, against an end-of-year revenue projection of about $3.579 million. “We are estimating $1.503 million in personnel services, and about $2.541 million in O&E expenses for a total of about $4.045 million,” Trudy said, noting the net effect was a reserve decline to about 8.5 months.
Board President Vasco Deon Kidd noted the change from prior reporting — he said the board previously tracked closer to 11.8 months in reserve — and asked whether the decline reflected a change in outlook or one-time adjustments. Trudy and staff said the projection assumes a recurring 3% increase to expenditures to account for salary and retirement adjustments and that the fund condition does not include potential increased enforcement expenses from future legislative or programmatic changes.
Why it matters: The board’s reserve level affects its ability to absorb staffing vacancies and enforcement workload. Staff told the board they will continue monthly monitoring and report back as fiscal months close so the board can evaluate whether additional resources or rule changes are needed.
What’s next: The budget office will deliver monthly expenditure-projection reports. Board members said they were not currently concerned about insolvency but asked that staff flag any trend that would materially accelerate reserve erosion.
