California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 21 — Provisions Applicable to Osteopathic Physicians and SurgeonsSection 2453.5

Individuals possessing physician’s and surgeon’s certificates issued by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall not hold themselves out to be board certified unless the board certification has been granted by the appropriate certifying board, as authorized by the American Osteopathic Association or the American Board of Medical Specialties, or is the result of a postgraduate training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Notes

Prohibits a person holding a physician-and-surgeon certificate from the Osteopathic Medical Board from claiming board certification unless the certification comes from an appropriate certifying board authorized by the American Osteopathic Association or American Board of Medical Specialties, or results from an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved postgraduate training program.

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