Title BPC, California Bus. & Prof. Code

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if Section 12529.6 of the Government Code remains operative on or after July 1, 2008, and is not repealed, the board may, by regulation, beginning January 1, 2009, increase the amount of the initial licensure fee and the biennial licens…

The fees in this article fixed by the board shall be set forth as emergency regulations duly adopted by the Division of Licensing. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1267, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 1994.)

(a) (1) In addition to the fees charged for the initial issuance or biennial renewal of a physician and surgeon’s certificate pursuant to Section 2435, and at the time those fees are charged, the board shall charge each applicant or renewing licensee an additional twenty-five-dol…

The board may fix a fee for the approval of postgraduate training for clinical service programs approved by the Division of Licensing at an amount equal to the cost to the division in reviewing applications for approval of those programs, but in no event shall the fee exceed four…

(a) Every licensee is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee and requirement for continuing medical education if the licensee has applied to the Division of Licensing for a retired license. The holder of a retired license may not engage in the practice of medicine or the prac…

(a) Every licensee is exempt from the payment of the renewal fee while engaged in full-time training or active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines, or in the United States Public Health Service. (b) Every person exempted from the payment of the renewal fee by this se…

(a) Any licensee who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that he or she is unable to practice medicine due to a disability may request a waiver of the license renewal fee. The granting of a waiver shall be at the discretion of the board and may be terminated at any time…

The renewal fee shall be waived for a physician and surgeon who certifies to the Medical Board of California that license renewal is for the sole purpose of providing voluntary, unpaid service. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 239, Sec. 2. (SB 1261) Effective January 1, 2017.)

The following fees apply to fictitious-name permits issued under Section 2415: (a) The initial permit fee shall be seventy dollars ($70). If the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the fee in ef…

All moneys paid to and received by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California. Those moneys shall be reported at the beginning of each month, for the month preceding, to the Controller. Moneys in…

Unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, all fines imposed or forfeitures of bail collected by any court in connection with any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, as soon as practicable after receipt thereof, be deposited with the county treasurer of t…

The board shall refund any fees, fines, or forfeitures in accordance with the provisions of Section 158. The board may expend from its contingent fund whatever sums may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer and all other officials having cu…

Notwithstanding the possession by a licensee of a renewal receipt or other acknowledgement of renewal of licensure, a license issued and renewed may, at any time, be suspended, revoked, or forfeited as provided in this chapter without refund of any fees. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch…

There is a Board of Osteopathic Examiners of the State of California, established by the Osteopathic Act, which shall be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California which enforces this chapter relating to persons holding or applying for physician’s and surgeon’s certific…

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Osteopathic Medical Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protec…

The words “Medical Board of California,” the term “board,” or any reference to a division of the Medical Board of California as used in this chapter shall be deemed to mean the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, where that board exercises the functions granted to it by the …

This chapter applies to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California so far as consistent with the Osteopathic Act. Unless otherwise provided, this article is administered by the board. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 359, Sec. 19.)

(a) It is the policy of this state that holders of M.D. degrees and D.O. degrees shall be accorded equal professional status and privileges as licensed physicians and surgeons. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no health facility subject to licensure under Chapter 2…

Individuals possessing physician’s and surgeon’s certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not hold themselves out to be board certified unless the board certification has been granted by the appropriate certifying board, as authorized by the Americ…

In order to ensure the continuing competence of licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons, the board shall adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees. The board shall require each licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon to demonstrate sat…

In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in infection-associated chronic conditions, including, but not limited to, long COVID, as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, myalgic encephalomyeli…

(a) Beginning July 1, 2027, a qualifying osteopathic physician and surgeon who completes continuing medical education courses in perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal care shall receive two hours of credit for each hour completed of that coursework, for a total earned cred…

The amount of fees and refunds is that established by the following schedule for any certificate issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. All other fees and refunds for any certificate issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California which are not prescribed in…

(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 2455, and at the time those fees are charged, the board shall charge each applicant for an original or reciprocity certificate or for a biennial license an additional twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee for the purposes of this sec…

(a) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall report to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, at the time of initial licensure, any specialty board certification that he or she holds that is issued by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties or …

(a) Each person holding a certificate issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California residing in or out of California shall pay the board a biennial license fee. (b) Fictitious name permits issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California as provided in Section 2415 s…

All osteopathic physician’s and surgeon’s certificates shall be issued for two years and shall expire at midnight on the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of the two-year term if not renewed on or before that day. To renew an unexpired l…

(a) The board shall notify in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, any physician and surgeon who does not renew his or her license within 60 days from its date of expiration. (b) Any licensee who does not renew his or her expired license on or before its date of e…

Except as provided in Section 2429, a license which has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board and payment of all accrued renewal fees and any other fees required by Section …

The failure of any person holding a certificate issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California to pay the biennial license fee during the time his or her certificate remains in force shall automatically work a forfeiture of his or her certificate after a period of 60 days …

(a) In addition to Article 12 (commencing with Section 2220), the charging, or obtaining of an unconscionable fee for professional services rendered to a patient by an osteopathic physician and surgeon constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action. (b)…

When the prosecution for a violation of this chapter is initiated by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, 75 percent of all fines and forfeitures of bail shall be paid upon the collection by the proper officer of the court to the board to be deposited by it to the credit …

The Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not issue any drugless practitioner’s certificates under this chapter or any other law. All persons holding drugless practitioner’s certificates may continue to practice under the authorization of their certificates and may renew …

(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the length of the probation, the probation end date, all practice restrictions placed…

An osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act may utilize the services of an aide to assist the osteopathic physician and surgeon in the rendering of osteopathic manipulative treatment. The aide shall at all times be under the orders, di…

(a) For the purposes of Section 2459.5 and this section: (1) “Osteopathic physician and surgeon” means a person defined in the Osteopathic Initiative Act. (2) “Osteopathic manipulative treatment” means the therapeutic application of manually guided forces by an osteopathic physic…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no osteopathic physician and surgeon shall utilize an osteopathic aide to perform services other than those specified in Sections 2459.5 and 2459.6. A violation of this section constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disci…

(a) There is created in the Department of Consumer Affairs the Podiatric Medical Board of California. Any reference in any provision of law to the California Board of Podiatric Medicine shall be deemed to refer to the Podiatric Medical Board of California. (b) The amendments made…

Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of Section 2460 renders the Podiatric Medical Board of California subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 194, Sec. 2. (AB 1501) Effective January 1, 2026.)

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Podiatric Medical Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protecti…

(a) As used in this article: (1) “Board” means the Podiatric Medical Board of California. (2) “Podiatric licensing authority” refers to any officer, board, commission, committee, or department of another state that may issue a license to practice podiatric medicine. (b) This sect…

The board shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be public members. Not more than one member of the board shall be a full-time faculty member of a college or school of podiatric medicine. The Governor shall appoint the four members qualified as provided in Section 24…

Each member of the board, except the public members, shall be appointed from persons having all of the following qualifications: (a) Be a citizen of this state for at least five years next preceding his or her appointment. (b) Be a graduate of a recognized school or college of po…

The public members shall be appointed from persons having all of the following qualifications: (a) Be a citizen of this state for at least five years next preceding his or her appointment. (b) Shall not be an officer or faculty member of any college, school, or other institution …

No person who directly or indirectly owns any interest in any college, school, or other institution engaged in podiatric medical instruction shall be appointed to the board nor shall any incumbent member of the board have or acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any such c…

All members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies shall immediately be filled by the appointing power for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur. No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive terms. (Amen…