The Senate Committee on Business and Professions approved SB 352 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), a bill designed to allow physician assistants and other providers to oversee work by medical assistants. ??? Pavley made it a point to say the bill does not change what medical assistants are allowed to do, or even what physician assistants or nurse practitioners are allowed to do (Gorn, 4/9).