Licensee Information

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• Online Licensing for Physicians and Surgeons

License Status Issues

• Active License with Limitations on Practice
• Address of Record
• Criminal Conviction – How it Might Affect a Physician’s License
• Disabled Status
• Deceased Physicians
• License Renewal
• Continuing Medical Education
• Financial Interest Statement
• Physician Survey
• Retired Status
• Voluntary Service
• Military Status
• Expedited Licensure for Spouses or Domestic Partners Active Duty Military Personnel
• Name Change
• Inactive License
• Surrender of License
• Social Security Numbers

General Practice Information

• Allied Health Professional Relationships:
• Use of Mid-Level Practitioners for Laser, Dermabrators, Botox, and Other Treatments
• Delegation to Nurses and Physician Assistants
• Physician Supervision of Physician Assistants
• The Business of Medicine - Medical Spas
• Ambulatory/Outpatient Surgery Centers - Who must be accredited or licensed?
• Closing Your Medical Practice
• Corporate Practice of Medicine
• HIPAA - Protecting the Privacy of Patients' Health Information
• Direct Employment of Physicians by Qualified District Hospitals - SB 376 Pilot Program
• Fictitious Name Permits
• Outpatient Surgery Settings
• Physician Reporting Requirements
• Physician and Surgeon Data by County
• Sexual Misconduct
• Specialty Board Advertising
• Telehealth
• Telemedicine Pilot Program
• Practicing Medicine Through Telehealth Technology
• Terminating/Severing Physician/Patient Relationship

General Information from the Board

• Articles of Interest:
• Seven Deadly Sins
• Cosmetic Procedures
• Use of Mid-Level Practitioners for Laser, Dermabrators, Botox, and Other Treatments
• The Business of Medicine - Medical Spas
• Certification Letters
• Duplicate License/Certificate
• License Verification (formerly known as Letters of Good Standing)
• Loan Repayment Program
• Ordering Public Documents
• Physician Humanitarian Award
• Physician Volunteer Registry
• Enforcement Program/Investigations:
• Complaint Process
• Enforcement Process
• Disciplinary Process
• Manual of Model Disciplinary Orders
• Approved Training Courses

Prescribing/Controlled Substance

• Controlled Substances:
• Approved Security Prescription Printers
• Reporting Requirements for Lost or Stolen Controlled Substances or Prescription Forms / Reporting Obligations for Illegal Use of Your DEA Number
• Requirements for Triplicate Drug Prescription Forms
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Tamper-resistant Prescription Guidelines
• Transmission and Receipt of Electronic Controlled Substance Prescriptions
• Guideline (Summary)
• Drug Enforcement Agency Final Rule
• CURES Program
• Dept. of Justice Enhances CURES Program
• Patient Activity Report from Department of Justice
• Reporting Requirements for Direct Dispensing Practitioners
• Internet Prescribing - Information for Physicians
• Joint Forum to Promote Appropriate Prescribing and Dispensing (Feb. 21-22, 2013) – PowerPoint and Video Presentations
• Medical Marijuana
• Pain Management:
• Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
• Standards for MBC Investigations of Pain Patients (per AB 487)

Information for Patients

• Signage for Physicians Offices
• Advance Health Care Directive Registry
• Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance
• Collagen - Information to Patients Regarding Collagen Injections
• Mandated Standardized Written Information for Patients
• Medical Marijuana
• Victim Compensation Program - Information for Health Care Providers
• Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form
• Publications for Patients That Must be Provided by Physicians
• Resources Available to Help Reduce Cost to Patients of Life-Saving Mammograms

Laws/Legal Opinions

• Guide to the Laws Governing the Practice of Medicine by Physicians and Surgeons
• Laws Governing the Practice of Medicine by Physicians and Surgeons (A Guide)

Job Opportunities at the State of California for Physicians

• Medical Board of California
• Expert Reviewer Program
• Medical Consultant
• CCU Reviewer
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Recruitment Notice for Psychiatrists
• California Department of Health Care Services
• State Personnel Board Physician & Surgeon Recruitment Bulletin
Disaster Healthcare Volunteers

Medical Quality and Patient Safety Organizations

• California Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification's published "Patient Safety Manual"
• California Patient Safety Action Coalition
• Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• Joint Commission International Patient Safety Solutions
• National Quality Forum's National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infection Data
• The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• 5 Million Lives Campaign
• Sorry Works!
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Report on Medication Errors
• VA Center for Patient Safety

Physician Wellness

• Physician Wellness
• Diversion Program
• Criminal Conviction – How it Might Affect an Application for Licensure or PTAL Application
• Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs

Verify Licensure/ Registration for:

• Licensed Midwife
• Physicians & Surgeons
• Registered Dispensing Optician
• Registered Spectacle Lens Dispenser
• Registered Contact Lens Dispenser
• Out-of-State Contact Lens Seller
• Fictitious Name Permit
• Check for Other Department of Consumer Affairs' Licensed Professionals

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