Apr. 22, 2026
California expands nurse practitioner authority; ownership question remains
AB 890 expanded nurse practitioner autonomy while leaving ownership unresolved--creating tension between the statute's grant of independence and California's ban on the corporate practice of medicine.
Mehdi Sinaki
Senior Associate
Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Phone: (909) 730-5375
Email: msinaki@mrllp.com
Nicole Benalcazar
Associate
Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Commercial & Business Litigation Practice Group
Phone: (310) 299-5500
Email: nbenalcazar@mrllp.com
California's move toward greater autonomy for nurse practitioners has raised a consequential follow-up question: if a nurse practitioner has full practice authority under California law--commonly referred to as a "104 nurse practitioner" (or "104 NP")--can that practitioner also fully own a medical practice in California?
A statutory expansion without an ownership answer
Assembly Bill 890 expanded clinical a...
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