California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 21 — Provisions Applicable to Osteopathic Physicians and SurgeonsSection 2450
There is a Board of Osteopathic Examiners of the State of California, established by the Osteopathic Act, which shall be known as the Osteopathic Medical Board of California which enforces this chapter relating to persons holding or applying for physician’s and surgeon’s certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California under the Osteopathic Act.
Persons who elect to practice using the term of suffix “M.D.,” as provided in Section 2275, shall not be subject to this article, and the Medical Board of California shall enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to persons who made the election.
Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties of the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, as set forth in this article and under the Osteopathic Act, shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature. The review shall be performed as if this article were scheduled to be repealed as of January 1, 2028.
Notes
Establishes the Osteopathic Medical Board of California as the Osteopathic Act board enforcing the chapter for its certificate holders and applicants, while physicians electing “M.D.” under the referenced provision fall under the Medical Board instead. The osteopathic board's powers and duties are subject to legislative policy-committee review as though the article were repealed January 1, 2028.
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