California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 1 — General ProvisionsArticle 10.5 — Unprofessional ConductSection 726
(a) The commission of any act of sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient, client, or customer constitutes unprofessional conduct and grounds for disciplinary action for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division.
(b) This section shall not apply to consensual sexual contact between a licensee and his or her spouse or person in an equivalent domestic relationship when that licensee provides medical treatment, other than psychotherapeutic treatment, to his or her spouse or person in an equivalent domestic relationship.
Notes
Establishes sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient, client, or customer as unprofessional conduct and grounds for discipline for covered licensees. Exempts consensual sexual contact between a licensee and the licensee’s spouse or equivalent domestic partner when the licensee provides medical treatment other than psychotherapeutic treatment to that person.
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Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 726 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-1/article-10-5/section-726