CA APN's and collaborating/supervising physician

[ac123, MSN, APRN]

Hi all - 

I understand in CA APN's will be able to practice independently starting in 2023 given that they have met certain practicing guidelines. Currently - do APN's need a collaborator or supervising physician given the emergency covid policies?

I am getting licensed in CA for a telemed job, but need to figure out if I need a supervising physician or not for the next few months.

Thanks!

[time2go, MSN, RN, NP]

This is old but I'll respond because the independent practice in CA is not nearly what I or any other NPs I know expected.  There are now 2 types of NPs: 103s which work somewhere there are MDs or DOs working (like a medical practice, hospital, clinic) and can work without specific standardized procedures.  You must register and get approved as a 103 and practice that way for THREE YEARS, regardless of how long you have been an NP, then apply for 104 which is independent with your own practice and not needing a collaborative physician.  You absolutely need a collaborative physician until you apply to CA BRN and get approved as a 104.  You have to get sigs from doc verifying that you have the appropriate working experience in order to get approved! It's all on the CA BRN website.  Read it and weep! ????