California Administrative Code

(a) A group or clinic containing physicians and surgeons shall not use a designation containing the word “Podiatry” or “Podiatrists.” A group or clinic containing podiatrists only shall not use a designation containing the word “Medical.” (b) A group or clinic containing both a c…

The principal office of the Enforcement Program of the Medical Board of California is located at 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200, Sacramento, California 95815.

(a) For purposes of Section 803.1 of the code, (1) “Above average” settlement amount means a settlement 17% and above the mean for that licensee's specialty. (2) “Average” settlement amount means a settlement less than 17% above and below the mean for that licensee's specialty. (…

(a) A medical doctor shall provide notice to each patient of the fact that the licensee is licensed and regulated by the board, and the license can be checked and complaints against the licensee can be made through the board's website or by contacting the board. The notice shall …

(a) For purposes of subdivision (b) of section 2236.2 of the Code, “notice” means a statement signed under penalty of perjury and dated by the licensee and provided to the board by means of a facsimile transmission, regular mail, or personal service at the option of the licensee.…

(a) For purposes of Section 2230.5 of the code, the word “discovers” means, with respect to each act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action: (1) the date the board received a complaint or report describing the act or omission. (2) the date, subsequent to the or…

The reporting of a patient death that is required by Section 2240(a) of the code shall include the following information: (a) The patients' full name, address, date of birth, social security number, medical record number, and the physical location of the medical record. (b) The f…

(a) A liposuction procedure that is performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation or that results in the extraction of 5,000 or more cubic centimeters of total aspirate shall be performed in a general acute-care hospital or in a setting specified in Health and Safety…

(a) Program staff and a committee, shall act as consultants to the program manager for the purpose of interviewing each applicant who requests admission to the program. (b) The committee shall recommend such medical and psychiatric examinations as may be necessary to determine th…

A physician selected by the program manager or his/her designee to conduct medical and psychiatric evaluations of an applicant shall be a licensed physician who is competent in his/her field of specialty.

The program manager may deny an applicant admission to the program for any of the following reasons: (a) The applicant does not meet the requirements set forth in Section 1357.1. (b) The applicant has been disciplined by another state medical licensing authority. (c) Complaints o…

The program manager may terminate a physician's participation in the program for any of the following reasons: (a) The physician has failed to comply with the diversion agreement, including but not limited to, failure to comply with the prescribed monitoring or treatment regimen,…

The diversion program shall retain the following types of records concerning a participant: (a) All intake reports and case analyses. (b) All agreements and amendments thereto. (c) All correspondence with the Enforcement Program. (d) All committee letters. (e) All file notes, lab…

A licensee who is required, as a condition of probation, to complete an ethics course shall take and successfully complete a professionalism program approved by the division that meets the requirements of this section. (a) Approved Provider. The program provider shall be accredit…

(a) A petition for penalty relief as defined under Section 1352.3, subdivision (a) shall be filed by mail or other courier service on a form provided by the Board (Petition for Penalty Relief, Form PPR-1, New (08/2025)), which is incorporated by reference. The petitioner shall co…

(a) The stamp authorized for use by architects by section 5536.1 of the code may be purchased from any source. It shall be circular in shape and shall be not less than one (1) inch in diameter and not more than two (2) inches in diameter. The stamp shall be of a design similar to…

When considering a petition for reinstatement of a license pursuant to the provisions of Section 2307, 2522, or 3576.1 of the Business and Professions Code, or Section 11522 of the Government Code, as applicable, the board or panel shall evaluate evidence of rehabilitation submit…

(a) If the licensee is to be disciplined for unprofessional conduct involving the use of illegal drugs, the abuse of drugs and/or alcohol, or the use of another prohibited substance as defined herein, the licensee shall be presumed to be a substance-abusing licensee for purposes …

(a) If the results of a biological fluid test indicate that a licensee has used, consumed, ingested, or administered to himself or herself a prohibited substance, the Board shall order the licensee to cease practice and instruct the licensee to leave any place of work where he or…

(a) A licensee who does any of the following shall be deemed to have committed a major violation of his or her probation: (1) Fails to undergo a required clinical diagnostic evaluation; (2) Commits multiple minor violations of probation conditions and terms; (3) Treats a patient …

Licensees shall contract with a laboratory or service approved in advance by the Board, provided that the laboratory or service meets all the following standards: (a) Its specimen collectors shall either be certified by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association or have co…

(a) The Board shall report the following information on a yearly basis to the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Legislature as it relates to licensees with substance abuse problems who are on probation: (1) Number of probationers whose conduct was related to a substance abus…

(a) As used in this section, (1) “specialty board” means a board or association which certifies physicians in a specialty or subspecialty area of medicine. (2) “Specialty or subspecialty area of medicine” means a distinct and well-defined field of medical practice. It includes sp…

(a) In their discretion, a Board official may issue a citation under Section 1364.10 for a violation of the provisions listed in this section. (1) Business and Professions Code Section 119 (2) Business and Professions Code Section 125 (3) Business and Professions Code Section 125…

(a) If a cited person who has been issued an order of abatement is unable to complete the correction within the time set forth in the citation because of conditions beyond his or her control after the exercise of reasonable diligence, the person cited may request an extension of …

A board official is authorized to determine when and against whom a citation will be issued and to issue citations containing orders of abatement and fines against persons, partnerships, corporations or associations who are performing or who have performed services for which lice…

The principal office of the Board of Psychology is located at 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-215, Sacramento, California 95834.

(a) A party who wishes to present oral argument to the panel of the board that issued an order of nonadoption or reconsideration shall make a written request for oral argument not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the date of the notice of nonadoption or the order granti…

(a) A non-party with an interest in the outcome of an administrative proceeding may be permitted to file an amicus curiae brief when a panel has nonadopted a proposed decision or has received or granted a petition for reconsideration of a decision. The filing of an amicus curiae …

Whenever an elective cosmetic procedure involving the use of a laser or intense pulse light device is performed by a licensed health care provider acting within the scope of his or her license, a physician with relevant training and expertise shall be immediately available to the…

In order to administer medications by intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal injection, to perform skin tests, or to perform venipuncture of skin puncture for the purposes of withdrawing blood, a medical assistant shall have completed the minimum training prescribed herein. …

(a) Training required in Sections 1366, 1366.1 or 1366.2 may be administered in either of these settings: (1) Under a licensed physician or podiatrist, who shall ascertain the proficiency of the medical assistant; or under a registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, physician …

(a) An organization that certifies medical assistants may apply to the Board for approval. This application shall include the following information: (1) Name and address of the applicant; (2) Applicant's federal employee identification number (FEIN); (3) Name, address and telepho…

(a) Within 60 working days of receipt of an application pursuant to Section 1366.31 for an approved certifying organization registration, the division shall inform the applicant in writing whether it is complete and accepted for filing or that it is deficient and what specific in…

(a) The division shall inform in writing an applicant for registration as a research psychoanalyst within 11 days of receipt of the initial application form whether the application is complete and accepted for filing or is deficient and what specific information is required. (b) …

(a) The Board shall establish and maintain a public information system to provide members of the public with information regarding complaints and disciplinary or enforcement actions against licensed architects and unlicensed persons subject to the Board's jurisdiction and Chapter…

The term “completed clinical training” as used in Section 2529 of the code means completion of psychoanalytic training in a psychoanalytic institute referred to in that section or from an institute, department or program deemed equivalent by the division.

A physician described in Section 2508 of the code shall have hospital privileges in obstetrics and shall be located in reasonable geographic and/or temporal proximity to the patient whose care the physician will assume should complications arise.

(a) Each supervisor of a student shall be a graduate psychoanalyst who has a minimum of five years of postgraduate clinical experience in psychoanalysis following completion of his or her psychoanalytic education. (b) Each such supervisor shall (1) provide individual supervision …

In order to be deemed an equivalent psychoanalytic institute, such an institute, department or program shall meet the following criteria: (a) Have a curriculum which is designed and implemented by a faculty which is predominantly graduate psychoanalysts; (b) Insure that each stud…

For the purpose of the regulations contained in this chapter, the term “Board” means the Board of Psychology, and the term “Code” means the Business and Professions Code.

(a) A research psychoanalyst registrant shall provide notice to each patient of the fact that the registrant is registered and regulated by the board, and the registration can be checked and complaints against the registrant can be made through the board's website or by contactin…

Each midwife assistant shall maintain current certification in Neonatal Resuscitation. Certification shall be obtained from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Each midwife assistant shall maintain current certification in Basic Life Support. Certification shall be obtained from the American Heart Association or the American Safety and Health Institute.

Each midwife assistant shall receive training in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Guideline for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel” (1998), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the licensed midwife, certifi…

(a) An organization that certifies midwife assistants may apply to the Board for approval. This application shall include the following information: (1) Name and address of the applicant; (2) Applicant's federal employer identification number (FEIN); (3) Name, address and telepho…

An application for licensure as a midwife shall be filed with the board at its principal office on the prescribed application form (Application for Midwife License - 62A-1(Revised 5-2000) which is incorporated by reference. The application shall be accompanied by such evidence, s…

For purposes of this article: (a) “Continuing education” means the variety of forms of learning experience undertaken by licensed midwives for relicensure, which are meant to directly enhance the licentiate's knowledge, skill or competence in the provision of midwifery services. …

(a) Those courses and programs referred to in section 1379.26 above shall meet the following criteria in order to be acceptable to the division: (1) Faculty--the course or program instructor shall: (A) be currently licensed or certified in his/her area of expertise, if appropriat…

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