{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"2273","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2273","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 12. Enforcement [2220. - 2319.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-5/article-12"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 20.   (SB 806)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, the employment of runners, cappers, steerers, or other persons to procure patients constitutes unprofessional conduct.</p><p>(b) A licensee shall have the licensee’s license revoked for a period of 10 years, or shall stipulate to surrender of the license for 10 years, upon a second conviction for violating any of the following provisions or upon being convicted of more than one count of violating any of the following provisions in a single case: Section <a href=\"/bpc/650\">650</a> of this code, Section <a href=\"/ins/750\">750</a> or <a href=\"/ins/1871.4\">1871.4</a> of the Insurance Code, or Section <a href=\"/pen/549\">549</a> or <a href=\"/pen/550\">550</a> of the Penal Code. After the expiration of this 10-year period, an application for license reinstatement may be made pursuant to Section <a href=\"/bpc/2307\">2307</a>.</p>","text":"(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 license for 10 years, upon a second conviction for violating any of the following provisions or upon being convicted of more than one count of violating any of the following provisions in a single case: Section 650 of this code, Section 750 or 1871.4 of the Insurance Code, or Section 549 or 550 of the Penal Code. After the expiration of this 10-year period, an application for license reinstatement may be made pursuant to Section 2307.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/enforcement-2273","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}