Existing law requires any person who practices medicine or podiatric medicine to obtain a license from the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California, and requires the Division of Medical Quality of the board to take action against any licensee charged with unprofessional conduct. This bill would make it unprofessional conduct for a licensee to fail require the division to investigate, upon its receipt of a complaint, a physician and surgeon who fails to adequately prescribe, order, administer, or dispense controlled substances for purposes of pain management. The bill would require the board to investigate any complaint under the bill and division , upon a finding of undermedication or failure to adequately treat pain, to order a the physician and surgeon to undergo certified remedial education complete a pain management education program, as specified, within 180 days of the board's finding. Because a violation of the provisions of the bill relating to unprofessional conduct would be a misdemeanor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating new crimes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. The Division of Medical Quality shall take action against any licensee who is charged with unprofessional conduct. The commission of any act involving dishonesty or corruption that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a physician and surgeon. Any action or conduct that would have warranted the denial of a certificate. The practice of medicine from this state into another state or country without meeting the legal requirements of that state or country for the practice of medicine.