ARTICLE 21. Provisions Applicable to Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons [2450. - 2459.7.]
Article 21 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.
§§ 2450–2459.7 · 24 sections
- § 2450 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…
- § 2450.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Osteopathic Medical Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and…
- § 2451 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…
- § 2452 This chapter applies to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California so far as consistent with the Osteopathic Act. Unless otherwise provided, this article is…
- § 2453 (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…
- § 2453.5 Individuals possessing physician’s and surgeon’s certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not hold themselves out to be board…
- § 2454.5 In order to ensure the continuing competence of licensed osteopathic physicians and surgeons, the board shall adopt and administer standards for the continuing…
- § 2454.6 In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in infection-associated chronic conditions, including, but…
- § 2454.7 (a) Beginning July 1, 2027, a qualifying osteopathic physician and surgeon who completes continuing medical education courses in perimenopause, menopause, and…
- § 2455 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…
- § 2455.1 (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…
- § 2455.2 (a) A licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon shall report to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, at the time of initial licensure, any specialty…
- § 2456 (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…
- § 2456.1 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…
- § 2456.2 (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…
- § 2456.3 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…
- § 2457 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…
- § 2457.5 (a) In addition to Article 12 (commencing with Section 2220), the charging, or obtaining of an unconscionable fee for professional services rendered to a…
- § 2458 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…
- § 2459 The Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not issue any drugless practitioner’s certificates under this chapter or any other law. All persons holding…
- § 2459.4 (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…
- § 2459.5 An osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act may utilize the services of an aide to assist the osteopathic…
- § 2459.6 (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)…
- § 2459.7 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no osteopathic physician and surgeon shall utilize an osteopathic aide to perform services other than those…