California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 18 — CorporationsSection 2416
Physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine may conduct their professional practices in a partnership or group of physicians and surgeons or a partnership or group of doctors of podiatric medicine, respectively. Physicians and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine may establish a professional partnership that includes both physician and surgeons and doctors of podiatric medicine, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) A majority of the partners and partnership interests in the professional partnership are physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians and surgeons, or doctors of podiatric medicine.
(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16100) of Title 2 of the Corporations Code, a partner who is not a physician and surgeon shall not practice in the partnership or vote on partnership matters related to the practice of medicine that are outside the partner’s scope of practice. All partners may vote on general administrative, management, and business matters.
Notes
Allows physicians, surgeons, and podiatrists to practice in same-profession partnerships or groups and to form mixed professional partnerships when a majority of partners and interests are physicians, osteopathic physicians, or podiatrists. Nonphysician partners may not practice or vote on medical-practice matters outside their scope, although all partners may vote on general administrative, management, and business matters.
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