California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 12 — EnforcementSection 2259.7

The Medical Board of California shall adopt extraction and postoperative care standards in regard to body liposuction procedures performed by a physician and surgeon outside of a general acute care hospital, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code. In adopting those regulations, the Medical Board of California shall take into account the most current clinical and scientific information available. A violation of those extraction and postoperative care standards constitutes unprofessional conduct.

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Requires the Medical Board of California to adopt extraction and postoperative-care standards for physician-performed body liposuction outside a general acute care hospital, taking the most current available clinical and scientific information into account. A physician's violation of those adopted extraction or postoperative-care standards constitutes unprofessional conduct.

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