ARTICLE 1. Administration

Article 1 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.

§§ 2000–2028.5 · 29 sections

§ 2000 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Medical Practice Act. Whenever a reference is made to the Medical Practice Act by the provisions of any…
§ 2001 (a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Medical Board of California that consists of 15 members, 7 of whom shall be public members. (b) The…
§ 2001.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Medical Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.…
§ 2002 Unless otherwise expressly provided, the term “board” as used in this chapter means the Medical Board of California. As used in this chapter or any other…
§ 2004 The board shall have the responsibility for the following: (a) The enforcement of the disciplinary and criminal provisions of the Medical Practice Act. (b) The…
§ 2006 (a) Any reference in this chapter to an investigation by the board shall be deemed to refer to a joint investigation conducted by employees of the Department…
§ 2007 Members of the board shall only be appointed from persons who have been residents of this state for at least the five-year period preceding their appointment.…
§ 2008 The board may appoint panels from its members for the purpose of fulfilling the obligations established in subdivision (c) of Section 2004. Any panel appointed…
§ 2010 Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years. Vacancies occuring on the board shall be filled by appointment of the appointing power…
§ 2011 The appointing power may remove any member of the board for neglect of duty required by this chapter, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct.
§ 2012 The board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary from its members.
§ 2013 (a) The board and a panel appointed under this chapter may convene from time to time as deemed necessary by the board. (b) Four members of a panel of the board…
§ 2014 Notice of each meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1…
§ 2015 The president of the board may call meetings of any duly appointed and created committee or panel of the board at a specified time and place.
§ 2015.5 The board may establish advisory committees consisting of persons who have a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate issued by the board that is in good standing…
§ 2016 Each member of the board and its committees shall receive per diem and travel expenses as provided in Section 103.
§ 2017 The board and each committee or panel shall keep an official record of all their proceedings.
§ 2018 The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, those regulations as may be necessary to enable…
§ 2019 The office of the board shall be in the City of Sacramento. Suboffices may be established in the Cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco or the…
§ 2020 (a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, may employ an executive director exempt from the provisions of the Civil Service Act and may also…
§ 2021 (a) If the board publishes a directory pursuant to Section 112, it may require persons licensed pursuant to this chapter to furnish any information as it may…
§ 2022 The directory shall be prima facie evidence of the authority of the persons named therein to practice under this act, unless such authority has been revoked,…
§ 2023.5 (a) The board, in conjunction with the Board of Registered Nursing, and in consultation with the Physician Assistant Board and professionals in the field,…
§ 2024 (a) The board may select and contract with necessary medical consultants who are licensed physicians and surgeons to assist it in its programs. Subject to…
§ 2024.5 (a) The board shall establish a Complainant Liaison Unit comprised of board staff responsible for the following: (1) Respond to communications from the public…
§ 2025 The board through its regular mailing shall notify all licensees of the existence of pain management guidelines published by the Agency for Health Care Policy…
§ 2026 The board shall initiate the process of adopting regulations on or before January 1, 2019, to require its licentiates and registrants to provide notice to…
§ 2027 (a) The board shall post on its Internet Web site the following information on the current status of the license for all current and former licensees: (1)…
§ 2028.5 (a) The board may establish a pilot program to expand the practice of telehealth in this state. (b) To implement this pilot program, the board may convene a…