Laws and Regulations

• California Law

The laws governing the practice of medicine and other allied health care professions regulated by the Medical Board are contained in the Business and Professions Code. Listed below is a selection of commonly referenced sections.

General Provisions	Section 500
Physician Advertising	Section 651
Medical Malpractice Reporting	Section 801
Medical Practice Act Internet Information on Doctors License Required and Exemptions	Section 2000 Section 2027 Section 2050
Medical Assistants	Section 2069
Physician and Surgeon Licensing Information Requirements for Licensure Foreign Medical Graduates	Section 2080 Section 2080 Section 2100
Continuing Medical Education Outpatient Surgery Settings Enforcement Unprofessional Conduct Prescribing/Dispensing Reinstatement of License/Modification of Probation Diversion Evaluation Committee Medical Corporations Renewal of Licenses	Section 2190 Section 2215 Section 2220 Section 2234 Section 2241 Section 2307 Section 2340 Section 2400 Section 2420
Alternative Practices and Treatments	Section 2500
Licensed Midwives	Section 2505
Research Psychoanalysts	Section 2529
Prescription Lenses	Section 2540
Non Resident Contact Lens Sellers	Section 2546
Registered Dispensing Opticians	Section 2550
Spectacle Lens Dispensers	Section 2559.1
Contact Lens Dispensers	Section 2560
Requirements for Prescriptions	Section 4070
Prescriber Dispensing	Section 4170

Regulations

• Proposed Regulations

For a complete listing of the California Code of Regulations, visit the Web site of the Office of Administrative Law (OAL).  The Medical Board's regulations are under TITLE 16. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REGULATIONS, then at DIVISION 13. MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA.

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