What Laws Govern How the Medical Board of California Operates
The Medical Board of California has published the list below. It is the list of pure statutes that by intention and design affect boards and the California Medical Board. It is useful to review these and this resource will assist both attorneys and physicians. But when we handle a MBC case, we look at other statutes that are not listed. The U.S. Constitution, California Constitution, rights to privacy, due process and other matters which are not listed below must be read into these statutes in order to best protect your rights. Doctrines such as “Underground Regulations”, procedural due process, challenges to statutes such as Penal Code section 23 on due process grounds and many other legal doctrines must be utilized when a physician’s license is at risk. The Horowitz Medical Law Group has many years of experience raising out of the ordinary and critical legal issues on behalf of our clients. We have changed laws in state and federal courts raising issues that were new and persuasive in the California and federal courts. When our medical law group represents you, we will view the laws as generally applicable just as any medical attorney must. But emblematic of the work of our medical defense group, we also assert your core rights under both statute, constitutional law and by pushing the boundaries of accepted law to a fair and proper balance point.
Please use this page but do not hesitate to contact the Horowitz Medical Law Group for cutting edge ideas to present your license defense. Our phones are answered by real members of our legal team and your call is confidential. Call us at (925) 283-1863
| Division 1. Department of Consumer Affairs | |
| Chapter 1. The Department | Section 100-144.5 |
| Chapter 1.5. Unlicensed Activity Enforcement | Section 145-149 |
| Chapter 2. The Director of Consumer Affairs | Section 150-166 |
| Chapter 3. Funds of the Department | Section 200.1-211 |
| Chapter 4. Consumer Affairs | |
| Article 3. Powers and Duties | Section 310-313.2 |
| Article 3.6. Uniform Standards Regarding Substance-Abusing Healing Arts Licensees | Section 315-315.4 |
| Article 4. Representation of Consumers | Section 320-321 |
| Article 5. Consumer Complaints | Section 325-328 |
| Article 6. Information | Section 337 |
| Chapter 6. Public Members | Section 450-453 |
| Chapter 7. Licensee | Section 460-464 |
| Division 1.5 Denial, Suspension and Revocation of Licenses | |
| Chapter 1. General Provisions | Section 475-478 |
| Chapter 2. Denial of Licenses | Section 480-489 |
| Chapter 3. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses | Section 490-494.6 |
| Chapter 4. Public Reprovals | Section 495 |
| Chapter 5. Examination Security | Section 496-499 |
| Division 2. Healing Arts | |
| Chapter 1. General Provisions | |
| Article 1. Records | Section 500-501 |
| Article 1.5. Advocacy for Appropriate Health Care | Section 510-512 |
| Article 2. Eyeglasses | Section 525-527 |
| Article 4. Frauds of Medical Records | Section 580-585 |
| Article 5. Illegal Advertising | Section 601 |
| Article 6. Unearned Rebates, Refunds and Discounts | Section 650-657 |
| Article 9. Inactive License | Section 700-704 |
| Article 10. Federal Personnel and Tribal Health Programs | Section 715-719 |
| Article 10.5. Unprofessional Conduct | Section 725-733 |
| Article 11. Professional Reporting | Section 800-809.9 |
| Article 12. Insurance Fraud | Section 810 |
| Article 12.5. Mental Illness or Physical Illness | Section 820-828 |
| Article 13. Standards for Licensure or Certification | Section 850-856 |
| Article 15. Sexual Orientation Change Efforts | Section 865-865.2 |
| Chapter 1.5. Exemption From Licensure | Section 900 |
| Chapter 1.6. Health Care Professional Disaster Response Act | Section 920-922 |
| Chapter 5. Medicine | |
| Article 1. Administration | Section 2000-2028.5 |
| Article 2. General Provisions | Section 2030-2041 |
| Article 3. License Required and Exemptions | Section 2050-2079 |
| Article 4. Requirements for Licensure | Section 2080-2099 |
| Article 5. Foreign Medical Graduates | Section 2100-2115 |
| Article 7. Reciprocity and National Board Diplomate Applications | Section 2135-2153 |
| Article 8. Loans to Medical Students | Section 2155-2167 |
| Article 8.5. Special Permits | Section 2168-2169 |
| Article 9. Examinations | Section 2170-2186 |
| Article 10. Continuing Medical Education | Section 2190-2196.8 |
| Article 10.5. Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act of 2003 | Section 2198-2198.1 |
| Article 11. Physician and Surgeon Incentive Pilot Program | Section 2200-2213 |
| Article 11.5. Surgery in Certain Outpatient Settings | Section 2215-2217 |
| Article 12. Enforcement | Section 2220-2319 |
| Article 13. Medical Adjudication | Section 2330-2337 |
| Article 14. Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program | Section 2340-2340.8 |
| Article 17. Exemptions From Liability | Section 2395-2398 |
| Article 18. Corporations | Section 2400-2417.5 |
| Article 18.5. Locum Tenens Services | Section 2418 |
| Article 19. Renewal of Licenses | Section 2421-2433 |
| Article 20. Revenue | Section 2435-2448 |
| Article 21. Provisions Applicable to Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons | Section 2450-2459.7 |
| Article 22. Podiatric Medicine | Section 2460-2499.8 |
| Article 23. Alternative Practices and Treatments | Section 2500-2501 |
| Article 24. Licensed Midwives | Section 2505-2523 |
| Article 25. Recommending Medical Cannabis | Section 2525-2525.5 |
| Chapter 5.1. Research Psychoanalysts | Section 2529-2529.6 |
| Chapter 5.4. Prescription Lenses | Section 2540-2545 |
| Chapter 5.67. Perfusionists | Section 2590-2596 |
| Chapter 7.7. Physician Assistants | |
| Article 1. General Provisions | Section 3500-3503.5 |
| Article 2. Administration | Section 3504-3512 |
| Article 3. Certification and Approval | Section 3513-3519.5 |
| Article 4. Revenue | Section 3520-3526 |
| Article 5. Denial, Suspension and Revocation | Section 3527-3531 |
| Article 6. Penalties | Section 3532-3533 |
| Article 6.5. Diversion of Impaired Physician Assistants | Section 3534-3534.10 |
| Article 7. Osteopathic Physician Assistants | Section 3535 |
| Article 7.5. International Medical Graduate Physician Assistants | Section 3537.10-3537.50 |
| Article 8. Physicians’ Assistants Corporations | Section 3540-3546 |
| Chapter 7.8. Polysomnography Program | Section 3575-3579 |
| Chapter 9. Pharmacy | |
| Article 2. Definitions | Section 4016.5-4040 |
| Article 3. Scope of Practice and Exemptions | Section 4052-4068 |
| Article 4. Requirements for Prescriptions | Section 4076-4076.6 |
| Article 5. Authority of Inspectors | Section 4080-4082 |
| Article 6. General Requirements | Section 4105-4107.5 |
| Article 7. Pharmacies | Section 4113-4126.9 |
| Article 7.5. Sterile Drug Products | Section 4127.8 |
| Article 7.7. Outsourcing Facilities | Section 4129.4129.9 |
| Article 9. Hypodermic Needles and Syringes | Section 4141-4149 |
| Article 11. Wholesalers, Third-Party Logistics Providers, and Manufacturers | Section 4169 |
| Article 12. Prescriber Dispensing | Section 4170-4175 |
| Article 13. Nonprofit or Free Clinics | Section 4181-4186 |
| Article 14. Clinics | Section 4191 |
| Article 20. Prohibitions and Offenses | Section 4320-4343 |
| Article 22. Unfair Trade Practices | Section 4380 |
| Chapter 15. Telephone Medical Advice Services | Section 4999-4999.7 |
| DIVISION 7. General Business Regulations | |
| Part 2. Preservation and Regulation of Competition | |
| Chapter 5. Enforcement | Section 17200 |
| Part 3. Representations to the Public | |
| Chapter 1. Advertising | |
| Article 1. False Advertising in General | Section 17500-17506.5 |
| Article 2. Particular Offenses | Section 17535-17536.5 |