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CA Bus & Prof Code § 1971 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry|ARTICLE 9.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program|Section 1971.

1971.  As used in this article:(a) “Account” means the Dentally Underserved Account established in Section 1973, which is contained within the fund.(b) “Board” means the Dental Board of California.(c) “Dentally underserved area” means a geographic area eligible to be designated as having a shortage of dental professionals pursuant to Part I of Appendix B to Part 5 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations or an area of the state in which unmet priority needs for dentists exist as determined by the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission pursuant to Section 128224 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) “Dentally underserved population” means persons without dental insurance and persons eligible for Denti-Cal who are population groups described as having a shortage of dental care professionals in Part I of Appendix B to Part 5 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(e) “Fund” means the State Dentistry Fund.(f) “Medi-Cal threshold languages” means primary languages spoken by limited-English-proficient (LEP) population groups meeting a numeric threshold of 3,000 eligible LEP Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in a county, 1,000 Medi-Cal eligible LEP beneficiaries residing in a single ZIP Code, or 1,500 LEP Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in two contiguous ZIP Codes.(g) “Program” means the California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program.(h) “Practice setting” means either of the following:(1) A community clinic, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1204 and subdivision (c) of Section 1206 of the Health and Safety Code, a clinic owned or operated by a public hospital and health system, or a clinic owned and operated by a hospital that maintains the primary contract with a county government to fulfill the county’s role pursuant to Section 17000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code that is located in a dentally underserved area or at least 50 percent of whose patients are from a dentally underserved population.(2) A dental practice or dental corporation, as defined in Section 1800, located in a dentally underserved area or at least 50 percent of whose patients are from a dentally underserved population. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 575, Sec. 4. (AB 2485) Effective September 24, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1973 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry|ARTICLE 9.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program|Section 1973.

1973.  (a) The Dentally Underserved Account is hereby created in the State Dentistry Fund.(b) The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) is hereby authorized to be expended from the State Dentistry Fund on this program. These moneys are appropriated as follows:(1) One million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be transferred from the fund to the account on July 1, 2003. Of this amount, sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) shall be used by the board in the 2003–04 fiscal year for operating expenses necessary to manage this program.(2) One million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be transferred from the fund to the account on July 1, 2004. Of this amount, sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) shall be used by the board in the 2004–05 fiscal year for operating expenses necessary to manage this program.(3) One million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be transferred from the fund to the account on July 1, 2005. Of this amount, sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) shall be used by the board in the 2005–06 fiscal year for operating expenses necessary to manage this program.(c) Funds placed into the account shall be used by the board to repay the loans per agreements made with dentists.(1) Funds paid out for loan repayment may have a funding match from foundation or other private sources.(2) Loan repayments shall not exceed one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) per individual licensed dentist.(3) Loan repayments shall not exceed the amount of the educational loans incurred by the dentist applicant.(d) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the board may seek and receive matching funds from foundations and private sources to be placed into the account. The board also may contract with an exempt foundation for the receipt of matching funds to be transferred to the account for use by this program.(e) Funds in the account appropriated in subdivision (b) or received pursuant to subdivision (d) are continuously appropriated for the repayment of loans per agreements made between the board and the dentists.(f) On or after July 1, 2010, the board shall extend the program and distribute the moneys remaining in the account until all the moneys in the account are expended.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 575, Sec. 7. (AB 2485) Effective September 24, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1975 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry|ARTICLE 9.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program|Section 1975.

1975.  The terms of loan repayment granted under this article shall be as follows:(a) After a program participant has been selected by the board to provide services as a dentist in the program, the board shall provide thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for loan repayment annually, for three years, to reach a total of one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000), or the total amount of the loan, whichever is the lesser amount.(b) The initial disbursement of funds shall be made within 30 days from execution of a program agreement between the board and the recipient directly from the board to the qualified lender selected by the recipient, to be credited to the recipient’s account.(c) Subsequent disbursements in sums equal to the initial disbursement, but not equaling more than the total amount owed by the recipient, shall be made within 30 days of months 13 and 25 of the recipient’s participation in the program.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 575, Sec. 9. (AB 2485) Effective September 24, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1976 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 4 - Dentistry|ARTICLE 9.5 - California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program|Section 1976.

1976.  (a) The board shall report to the Legislature, during its sunset review period, the experience of the program since its inception, an evaluation of its effectiveness in improving access to dental care for underserved populations, and recommendations for maintaining or expanding its operation. The report to the Legislature shall also include the following:(1) The number of program participants.(2) The practice locations.(3) The amount expended for the program.(4) The information on annual progress reports by program participants.(b) The report to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 575, Sec. 10. (AB 2485) Effective September 24, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2000.

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 statute, it is to be construed as referring to the provisions of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2001.

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 Governor shall appoint 13 members to the board, subject to confirmation by the Senate, 5 of whom shall be public members. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 3. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2001.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2001.1.

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. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 107, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2002.

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 provision of law, “Division of Medical Quality” and “Division of Licensing” shall be deemed to refer to the board.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2004.

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 administration and hearing of disciplinary actions.(c) Carrying out disciplinary actions appropriate to findings made by a panel or an administrative law judge.(d) Suspending, revoking, or otherwise limiting certificates after the conclusion of disciplinary actions.(e) Reviewing the quality of medical practice carried out by physician and surgeon certificate holders under the jurisdiction of the board.(f) Approving undergraduate and graduate medical education programs.(g) Approving clinical clerkship and special programs and hospitals for the programs in subdivision (f).(h) Issuing licenses and certificates under the board’s jurisdiction.(i) Administering the board’s continuing medical education program.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2006.

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 of Justice and the Health Quality Investigation Unit under the vertical enforcement and prosecution model, as specified in Section 12529.6 of the Government Code.(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.(Repealed (in Sec. 6) and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 515, Sec. 7. (SB 304) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative July 1, 2014, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2007.

2007.  Members of the board shall only be appointed from persons who have been citizens of this state for at least five years next preceding their appointment. Members of the board, except the public members, shall only be appointed from persons licensed as physicians and surgeons in this state. No person who in any manner owns any interest in any college, school, or institution engaged in medical instruction shall be appointed to the board. Four of the physician members of the board shall hold faculty appointments in a clinical department of an approved medical school in the state, but not more than four members of the board may hold full-time appointments to the faculties of such medical schools.The public members shall not be licentiates of the board.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2008.

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 under this section shall at no time be comprised of less than four members and the number of public members assigned to the panel shall not exceed the number of licensed physician and surgeon members assigned to the panel. Each panel shall annually elect a chair and a vice chair.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 18. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2010.

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 for the unexpired term.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 676, Sec. 3.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2011.

2011.  The appointing power may remove any member of the board for neglect of duty required by this chapter, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 676, Sec. 4.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2012.

2012.  The board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary from its members.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2013.

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 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the panel. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any board meeting.(c) It shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a board or panel meeting, those members constituting at least a quorum, to pass any motion, resolution, or measure. A decision by a panel to discipline a physician and surgeon shall require an affirmative vote, at a meeting or by mail, of a majority of the members of that panel; except that a decision to revoke the certificate of a physician and surgeon shall require the affirmative vote of four members of that panel.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2014.

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 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2015.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2015.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2015.5.

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 and members of the public with interest or knowledge of the subject matter assigned to the committee. Members of an advisory committee need not be members of the board.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 843, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2016.

2016.  Each member of the board and its committees shall receive per diem and travel expenses as provided in Section 103.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2017.

2017.  The board and each committee or panel shall keep an official record of all their proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2018.

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 it to carry into effect the provisions of law relating to the practice of medicine.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2019.

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 environs of such cities. Legal proceedings against the board shall be instituted in any one of these four cities. The board may also establish other suboffices as it may deem necessary and such records as may be necessary may be transferred temporarily to any suboffices.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2020.

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 employ investigators, legal counsel, medical consultants, and other assistance as it may deem necessary to carry this chapter into effect. The board may fix the compensation to be paid for services subject to the provisions of applicable state laws and regulations and may incur other expenses as it may deem necessary. Investigators employed by the board shall be provided special training in investigating medical practice activities.(b) The Attorney General shall act as legal counsel for the board for any judicial and administrative proceedings and the services of the Attorney General shall be a charge against it.(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 4. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2021.

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 deem necessary to enable it to compile the directory.(b) Each licensee shall report to the board each and every change of address, including an email address, within 30 days after each change, giving both the old and new address. If an address reported to the board at the time of application for licensure or subsequently is a post office box, the applicant shall also provide the board with a street address. If another address is the licensee’s address of record, the licensee may request that the second address not be disclosed to the public.(c) Each licensee shall report to the board each and every change of name within 30 days after each change, giving both the old and new names.(d) Each applicant and licensee shall have an electronic mail address and shall report to the board that electronic mail address no later than July 1, 2022. The electronic mail address shall be considered confidential and not subject to public disclosure.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. (SB 806) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2022.

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, suspended, or otherwise limited pursuant to this chapter subsequent to the publication of the directory.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2023.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2023.5.

2023.5.  (a) The board, in conjunction with the Board of Registered Nursing, and in consultation with the Physician Assistant Committee and professionals in the field, shall review issues and problems surrounding the use of laser or intense light pulse devices for elective cosmetic procedures by physicians and surgeons, nurses, and physician assistants. The review shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:(1) The appropriate level of physician supervision needed.(2) The appropriate level of training to ensure competency.(3) Guidelines for standardized procedures and protocols that address, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) Patient selection.(B) Patient education, instruction, and informed consent.(C) Use of topical agents.(D) Procedures to be followed in the event of complications or side effects from the treatment.(E) Procedures governing emergency and urgent care situations.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the prohibition against the unlicensed practice of medicine.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 316, Sec. 3. (SB 1466) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2024.

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 Section 19130 of the Government Code, the board may contract with these consultants on a sole source basis.(b) Every consultant retained under this section for a given investigation of a licensee shall be a specialist, as defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 651.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 984, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 1 - Administration|Section 2025.

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 and Research of the Public Health Service within the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and shall provide the published guidelines to licensees upon request.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 949, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)