Title BPC — California Bus. & Prof. Code
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Bus. & Prof. Code § 2255 Section 2255
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The violation of any provision of Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to the unlawful referral of patients to extended care facilities, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2256 Section 2256
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Any intentional violation of Sections 5326.2 to 5326.8, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to the rights of involuntarily confined inpatients, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2257 Section 2257
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The violation of Section 109275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to informed consent for the treatment of breast cancer, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2258 Section 2258
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The violation of Section 1708.5 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to the use of laetrile or amygdalin with respect to cancer therapy, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2259 Section 2259
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall give each patient a copy of the standardized written summary, as developed pursuant to subdivision (e), describing silicone implants used in cosmetic, plastic, reconstructive, or similar surgery, before the physician and surgeon performs the surg…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2259.5 Section 2259.5
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(a) A physician and surgeon shall give each patient a copy of the standardized written summary, as developed pursuant to subdivision (e), describing collagen injections used in cosmetic, plastic, reconstructive, or similar surgery, before the physician and surgeon performs the su…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2259.7 Section 2259.7
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The Medical Board of California shall adopt extraction and postoperative care standards in regard to body liposuction procedures performed by a physician and surgeon outside of a general acute care hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code. In adopting th…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2259.8 Section 2259.8
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an elective cosmetic surgery procedure may not be performed on a patient unless the patient has received, within 30 days prior to the elective cosmetic surgery procedure, and confirmed as up-to-date on the day of the procedure, an a…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2260 Section 2260
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(a) A physician and surgeon who removes sperm or ova from a patient shall, before the sperm or ova are used for a purpose other than reimplantation in the same patient or implantation in the spouse of the patient, obtain the written consent of the patient as provided in subdivisi…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2260.5 Section 2260.5
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A violation of Section 24185 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to human cloning, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2261 Section 2261
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Knowingly making or signing any certificate or other document directly or indirectly related to the practice of medicine or podiatry which falsely represents the existence or nonexistence of a state of facts, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2262 Section 2262
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Altering or modifying the medical record of any person, with fraudulent intent, or creating any false medical record, with fraudulent intent, constitutes unprofessional conduct. In addition to any other disciplinary action, the Division of Medical Quality or the California Board …
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2263 Section 2263
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The willful, unauthorized violation of professional confidence constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2264 Section 2264
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The employing, directly or indirectly, the aiding, or the abetting of any unlicensed person or any suspended, revoked, or unlicensed practitioner to engage in the practice of medicine or any other mode of treating the sick or afflicted which requires a license to practice constit…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2266 Section 2266
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The failure of a physician and surgeon to maintain adequate and accurate records relating to the provision of services to their patients for at least seven years after the last date of service to a patient constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2271 Section 2271
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Any advertising in violation of Section 17500, relating to false or misleading advertising, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2272 Section 2272
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Any advertising of the practice of medicine in which the licensee fails to use his or her own name or approved fictitious name constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2273 Section 2273
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(a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, the employment of runners, cappers, steerers, or other persons to procure patients constitutes unprofessional conduct. (b) A licensee shall have the licensee’s license revoked for a period of 10 years, or shall stipulate to surrender of the…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2274 Section 2274
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(a) The use by any licensee of any certificate, of any letter, letters, word, words, term, or terms either as a prefix, affix, or suffix indicating that he or she is entitled to engage in a medical practice for which he or she is not licensed constitutes unprofessional conduct. (…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2275 Section 2275
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Any person who held a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate under the jurisdiction of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and a degree of doctor of medicine issued by a medical school located in the state at any time prior to September 30, 1962, and approved by either the…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2276 Section 2276
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Unless the holder of any certificate provided for in this chapter has been granted the degree of doctor of osteopathy after the completion of a full course of study as prescribed by an approved osteopathic medical school in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the use …
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2277 Section 2277
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Unless the holder of any certificate provided for in this chapter has been granted the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine after the completion of a full course of study as prescribed by a school or college of podiatric medicine in accordance with the provisions of this chapte…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2278 Section 2278
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Unless a person authorized under this chapter to use the title “doctor” or the letters or prefix “Dr.” holds a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate, the use of such title, letters, or prefix without further indicating the type of certificate held, constitutes unprofessional cond…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2280 Section 2280
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No licensee shall practice medicine while under the influence of any narcotic drug or alcohol to such an extent as to impair his or her ability to conduct the practice of medicine with safety to the public and his or her patients. Violation of this section constitutes unprofessio…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2281 Section 2281
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A physician and surgeon or a student undertaking a course of professional instruction or a clinical training program, may not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless the patient gave informed consent to the pelvic examination, or the p…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2282 Section 2282
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The regular practice of medicine in a licensed general or specialized hospital having five or more physicians and surgeons on the medical staff, which does not have rules established by the board of directors thereof to govern the operation of the hospital, which rules include, a…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2282.5 Section 2282.5
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(a) The medical staff’s right of self-governance shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Establishing, in medical staff bylaws, rules, or regulations, criteria and standards, consistent with Article 11 (commencing with Section 800) of Chapter 1 of Division…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2283 Section 2283
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The regular practice of medicine in a licensed general or specialized hospital having less than five physicians and surgeons on the medical staff, which does not have rules established by the board of directors thereof to govern the operation of the hospital, which rules include,…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2284 Section 2284
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(a) A licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed podiatrist, or a group of physicians and surgeons or podiatrists, or a medical or podiatry corporation shall not share in any fee charged by an acupuncturist or receive any consideration from or on behalf of such acupuncturist fo…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2285 Section 2285
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The use of any fictitious, false, or assumed name, or any name other than his or her own by a licensee either alone, in conjunction with a partnership or group, or as the name of a professional corporation, in any public communication, advertisement, sign, or announcement of his …
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2286 Section 2286
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It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for any licensee to violate, to attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, to assist in or abet the violation of, or to conspire to violate any provision or term of Article 18 (commencing with Section 2400), of the Moscone-Knox Professi…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2287 Section 2287
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The purchase, sale, or barter, or offering to purchase, sell, or barter any medical or podiatric degree, or any degree, diploma, certificate, affidavit, transcript, or other evidence made or purporting to be made, pursuant to any laws regulating the licensure of persons under thi…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2288 Section 2288
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The impersonation of any applicant or acting as proxy for any applicant in any examination required under this chapter for a certificate constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2289 Section 2289
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The impersonation of another licensed practitioner or permitting or allowing another person to use his or her certificate to engage in the practice of medicine or podiatric medicine constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2290 Section 2290
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The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 580) of Chapter 1, relating to frauds of medical records, degrees, diplomas, certificates, and transcripts are not affected by the provisions of this article and, so far as any act is a crime within their scope, such provisions…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2290.5 Section 2290.5
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(a) For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (1) “Asynchronous store and forward” means the transmission of a patient’s medical information from an originating site to the health care provider at a distant site. (2) “Distant site” means a site where a healt…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2291 Section 2291
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It is unprofessional conduct for any licensee not a member or authorized official of the board, or of the California Board of Podiatric Medicine in the case of a doctor of podiatric medicine, to sign or issue or cause to be signed or issued any certificate authorized by this chap…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2292 Section 2292
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(a) A licensee may be ordered to undergo a professional competency examination if, after investigation and review by a medical expert designated by the division or the Board of Podiatric Medicine, as applicable, there is reasonable cause to believe that the licensee is unable to …
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2293 Section 2293
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(a) The professional competency examination shall be in the form of an oral clinical examination to be administered by three physician examiners selected by the division or its designee, who shall test for medical knowledge specific to the physician’s specialty or specific suspec…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2294 Section 2294
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(a) If the division proceeds pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2292 and 2293 and the physician passes the professional competency examination administered, the division shall be precluded from filing an accusation of incompetency based solely on the circumstances giving rise…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2305 Section 2305
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The revocation, suspension, or other discipline, restriction, or limitation imposed by another state upon a license or certificate to practice medicine issued by that state, or the revocation, suspension, or restriction of the authority to practice medicine by any agency of the f…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2306 Section 2306
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If a licensee’s right to practice medicine is suspended, he or she shall not engage in the practice of medicine during the term of such suspension. Upon the expiration of the term of suspension, the certificate shall be reinstated by the Division of Medical Quality, unless the li…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2307 Section 2307
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (i), a person whose certificate has been surrendered while under investigation or while charges are pending or whose certificate has been revoked or suspended or placed on probation, may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2307.5 Section 2307.5
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(a) The board may establish a fee to be paid by a person seeking a license reinstatement or modification of penalty pursuant to Section 2307. (b) The fee established shall not exceed the board’s reasonable costs to process and adjudicate a petition submitted pursuant to Section 2…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2310 Section 2310
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(a) If a physician and surgeon possesses a license or is otherwise authorized to practice medicine (1) in any state other than California or (2) by any agency of the federal government and that license or authority is suspended or revoked outright and is reported to the National …
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2311 Section 2311
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Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute an offense against this chapter, the superior court of any county, on application of the board or of 10 or more persons licensed as physicians and surgeons or as p…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2312 Section 2312
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The Division of Medical Quality shall seek to obtain an injunction against any physician and surgeon within its jurisdiction if the division has reasonable cause to believe that allowing such person to continue to engage in the practice of medicine would endanger the public healt…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2313 Section 2313
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The board shall report annually to the Legislature, no later than October 1 of each year, the following information: (a) The total number of temporary restraining orders or interim suspension orders sought by the board to enjoin licensees pursuant to Sections 125.7, 125.8, and 23…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2314 Section 2314
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(a) Unless it is otherwise expressly provided, any person, whether licensed under this chapter or not, who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A person, whether licensed under this chapter or not, who violates Section 2273 is punishable pursuant…
Bus. & Prof. Code § 2315 Section 2315
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any person found guilty of a misdemeanor for a violation of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) or by imprisonment for a term of not l…