California Business and Professions Code 2004 – The board shall have the responsibility for the …
The board shall have the responsibility for the following:
(a) The enforcement of the disciplinary and criminal provisions of the Medical Practice Act.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2004
- board: as used in this chapter means the Medical Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 2002
- certificate: as used in this chapter are deemed to be synonomous. See California Business and Professions Code 2040
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
(b) The administration and hearing of disciplinary actions.
(c) Carrying out disciplinary actions appropriate to findings made by a panel or an administrative law judge.
(d) Suspending, revoking, or otherwise limiting certificates after the conclusion of disciplinary actions.
(e) Reviewing the quality of medical practice carried out by physician and surgeon certificate holders under the jurisdiction of the board.
(f) Approving undergraduate and graduate medical education programs.
(g) Approving clinical clerkship and special programs and hospitals for the programs in subdivision (f).
(h) Issuing licenses and certificates under the board’s jurisdiction.
(i) Administering the board’s continuing medical education program.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)