A-Z Index
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A:
- About the Medical Board
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
- Active Status With Limitations on Practice
- Acupuncture Board, California
- Acupuncturists, Licensed (see Acupuncture Board, California)
- Address of Record
- Advance Health Care Directive Registry
- Advertising (see also Specialty Board Advertising)
- Precedential Decision
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - National Guideline Clearinghouse
- Aiding & Abetting Unlicensed Activity
- Precedential Decision
- Alerts, Health
- The Department of Health Care Services
- The California Department of Public Health
- Food and Drug Administration
- Ambulance Attendants (see Emergency Medical Technicians)
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- American Association for Medical Transcription
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- AMA Resources on Public Health Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness
- Annual Reports
- Antibiotics
- "Preserve a Treasure - Know When Antibiotics Work"
- Application for Cancellation of a Fictitious Name Permit
- Application for Continuing Medical Education (CME) Waiver - Fill-In
- Application for Duplicate Certificate - Fill-In
- Application for Duplicate Fictitious Name Permit
- Application for Inactive License - Fill-In
- Application for Licensure (see Licensing Process)
- Application for Registration as a Contact Lens Dispenser
- Application for Registration as a Dispensing Optician - Fill-In
- Application for Registration as a Nonresident Contact Lens Dispenser - Fill-In
- Application for Registration as a Spectacle Lens Dispenser
- Application for Registration as a Student Research Psychoanalyst - Fill-In
- Application for Research Psychoanalyst Registration
- Application for Voluntary Surrender of License
- Application to Restore License to Full, Active Status from Inactive, Disabled or Fee Exempt Status or from Disabled Status to Active Status with Limitations on Practice
- Application Status (see Web Application Access System)
- Armed Forces Personnel Application for Exemption from Payment of Renewal Fee - Fill-In
- Articles of Interest - Seven Deadly Sins (see Seven Deadly Sins Articles)
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Audiologists
- Audiometrist
- Autism Report: The Help Group’s Leading the Way for Young People with AUTISM brochure
B:
- Behavioral Sciences, Board of
- Better Business Bureau
- Bioanalyst, Licensed
- Black Health Network
- Board Certification
- Advertising (see Specialty Board Advertising)
- Approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties (see American Board of Medical Specialties)
- Approved by the Medical Board of California (see Specialty Boards Approved by the Medical Board of California)
- Body Piercing and Tattooing (see Tattooing and Body Piercing)
- Botox (see Cosmetic Procedures)
- Breast Exam and Pap Smear for Low Income Women
C:
- California Code of Regulations
- California Government Sites
- California Medical Association (CMA)
- County Affiliates
- California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
- Cardiopulmonary Technician/Cardiovascular Technologist (see Electrocardiograph Technician)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Certification Letters
- Change of Address - Fill-In
- Chiropractors
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Clinical Social Worker, Licensed (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Clinics, Licensed (see Department of Public Health Licensing & Certification Unit)
- Closing Your Medical Practice
- Collagen - Information to Patients Regarding Collagen Injections
- Committees and Task Forces of the Medical Board of California
- Complaint Form, How to File
- Complaints/Comments About the Board
- Complaint Process
- Consumer Affairs, Department of
- Consumer Affairs One-Stop Search for Documents
- Consumer Complaint Form - Fill-In
- Consumer Complaint Form (Spanish Version) - Fill-In
- Consumer Organizations
- Consumer Response Form - Fill-In
- Continuing Medical Education (CMEs)
- Emergency Contraception Protocol
- Controlled Substances
- Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
- Reporting Requirements for Lost or Stolen Controlled Substances or Prescription Forms / Reporting Obligations for Illegal Use of Your DEA Number
- Requirements for Triplicate Drug Prescription Forms
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Tamper-resistant Prescription Guidelines
- Convalescent Hospitals (see Department of Public Health Licensing & Certification Unit)
- Corporate Practice of Medicine
- Cosmetic Procedures
- Cosmetic Treatments
- Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulations (CLEAR)
- Counselor, Marriage and/or Family (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- County Data for Physicians and Surgeons (see Physician and Surgeon Data by County)
- Criminal Conviction
- How it Might Affect a Physician’s License
- How it Might Affect an Application for Licensure or PTAL Application
- CURES Program
- New Data Collection Vendor
- Patient Activity Report from Department of Justice (CURES Report)
D:
- DEA Certificates
- Deceased Physicians
- Declaration of Custodian Records
- Dental Assistant and Hygienist, Registered (see Committee on Dental Auxiliaries)
- Dental Board of California
- Dentists (see Dental Board of California)
- Diagnostic Radiologic Technicians
- Dialysis Technicians
- Disabled Physician Application for Exemption from Payment of Renewal Fee - Fill-In
- Disabled Status
- Disciplinary Actions
- Disciplinary Guidelines
- Dispensing Opticians
- Disposal of Drugs
- California Integrated Waste Management Board, Pharmaceutical Drug Waste
- California Board of Pharmacy
- Disposal of "Sharps" (Home injection syringes)
- California Integrated Waste Management Board, Sharps Waste
- District and Probation Office Locations
- Diversion Audit Report
- Diversion Program
- Document Disclosure (see Public Disclosure Information)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
E:
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
- Educational Psychologist, Licensed (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Electrocardiograph Technician (EKG Technician)
- Electroneuromyographer (see Physical Therapy Board)
- Emergency Contraception Protocol
- Emergency Medical Technicians (also known as ambulance attendants and paramedics)
- Emergency Situation Driving Emblem
- Employment (see Job Opportunities)
- Enforcement Actions
- Enforcement Process
- Ethics, Code of Medical
- Examination Scores
- Expert Reviewer Program (MBC)
F:
- Facilities (hospital, clinics) complaints
- Federal Controlled Substances Act
- Federal Government Sites
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB)
- Fees, Renewal (Physicians & Surgeons)
- Fictitious Name Permit
- Fictitious Name Permit Application
- Fictitious Name Permit Notification of Partnership Change
- Fictitious Name Permit Notification of Shareholder Change
- Fictitious Name Permit Notification of Renewal/Hold Release
- Financial Interest Statement
- Fingerprint, Live Scan (Physician and Surgeon applicants only)
- Fingerprint, Live Scan (Lens Dispenser applicants only)
- Fingerprint, Live Scan (Polysomnography applicants only)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- CosmoDermT 1 Human-Based Collagen, CosmoDermT 2 Human-Based Collagen and CosmoPlastT Human-Based Collagen - P800022/S050 (see Collagen)
- Potential Overdose With Prefilled Carpuject Cartridges
- Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
- Forms
- Forum to Promote Appropriate Prescribing and Dispensing (Feb. 21-22, 2013) – PowerPoint and Video Presentations
- Free Health Care Events (see Sponsored Free Health Care Events)
G:
- Guidelines, Disciplinary
- Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
- Governor's Home Page
H:
- Health Advocates, California
- Health Alerts (see Alerts, Health)
- Health Care Events, Free (see Sponsored Free Health Care Events)
- Health Departments (Local), California
- Health Facility Reporting Form (805 Report)
- Health Facility Reporting Form - Proposed Action (805.01 Report)
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Links
- Health Care Services, Department of
- Child Health and Disability Prevention
- Medical Care Services
- Press Releases and Warnings
- Healthcare Attorneys, California Society for
- Healthy Families
- Hearing Aid Dispensers
- Hemodialysis Technicians (see Dialysis Technicians)
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
- Home Health Agencies
- Home Health Aide or Technician
- Hospitals
- Hospital & Care Facilities Information
- California Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification Health Facilities Consumer Information on hospitals and long-term care facilities
- California Hospital Foundation
- Hospital Administrative Penalties assessed, by county
- Nursing Home Citations assessed, by county
- U.S. Health & Human Services, Nursing Home Compare
- U.S. Health & Human Services, Hospital Compare
- How to Choose a Doctor / Physician License Information
I:
- Imaging Facilities (see Radiologic Health Branch)
- Inactive Status
- Industrial Medical Council
- Insurance, Department of
- Internet Prescribing (see Prescribing)
- Intractable Pain (see Pain Management)
J:
- J-1 Visas
- Job Opportunities
- Civil Service Positions
- State Job Opportunities for Physicians
- Joint Forum to Promote Appropriate Prescribing and Dispensing (Feb. 21-22, 2013) – PowerPoint and Video Presentations
- Justice, Department of
- CURES Program (see CURES Program)
K:
L:
- Laboratory Assistants/Laboratory Technicians (non-health)
- Laser Hair Removal (who can perform)
- Lasers (see Cosmetic Procedures)
- Laws
- California Statutes
- Medical Practice Act
- Legislature
- Assembly
- Senate
- License
- Renewal
- Status Types
- Disabled (see Disabled Status)
- Inactive (see Inactive Status)
- Military (see Military Status)
- Retired (see Retired Status)
- Voluntary Service (see Voluntary Service)
- Voluntary Surrender/Cancellation (see Surrender License)
- Types and Descriptions (A, AFE, C, CFE, G, GFE)
- Verification (formerly known as Letters of Good Standing)
- Licensee Information by County (see Physician and Surgeon Data by County)
- Licensing Forms/Applications
- Duplicate License
- Live Scan (see Fingerprint, Live Scan)
- Name Change
- Restore License to Full, Active Status from Inactive, Disabled or Fee Exempt Status or from Disabled Status to Active Status with Limitations on Practice
- Licensing Process
- Loan Repayment Program
- LVS (License Verification System)
- Subscribers Login
- Subscription Information
M:
- Mammograms
- Resources Available to Help Reduce Cost to Patients of Life-Saving Mammograms
- Managed Health Care, Department of
- Office of the Patient Advocate
- Mandated Standardized Written Information for Patients
- Marijuana, Medical (see Medical Marijuana)
- Marriage and Family Therapist (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Marriage, Family & Child Counselor Referral (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Marriage, Family & Child Counselors (MFCC) (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Medi-Cal
- Medi-Cal Fraud
- Media Room
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Errors
- California Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification Health Facilities Consumer Information on hospitals and long-term care facilities (See Hospital & Care Facilities Information)
- California Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification's published "Patient Safety Manual" (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- California Hospital Foundation (See Hospital & Care Facilities Information)
- California Patient Safety Action Coalition (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- Hospital Administrative Penalties assessed, by county (See Hospital & Care Facilities Information)
- Institute for Safe Medication Practices (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- Joint Commission International Patient Safety Solutions (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- National Quality Forum's National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infection Data (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- Nursing Home Citations assessed, by county (See Hospital & Care Facilities Information)
- Sorry Works! (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 5 Million Lives Campaign (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Patient Safety Manual (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Report on Medication Errors (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- U.S. Health & Human Services, Nursing Home Compare (See Hospital & Care Facilities Information)
- U.S. Health & Human Services, Hospital Compare (See Hospital & Care Facilities Information)
- VA Center for Patient Safety (See Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations)
- Medical Marijuana
- Statement Adopted by the Board May 2004
- Precedential Decision
- Medical Quality & Patient Safety Organizations
- California Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification's published "Patient Safety Manual"
- California Patient Safety Action Coalition
- Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
- Institute for Safe Medication Practices
- Joint Commission International Patient Safety Solutions
- National Quality Forum's National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infection Data
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 5 Million Lives Campaign
- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Patient Safety Manual
- Sorry Works!
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration Report on Medication Errors
- VA Center for Patient Safety
- Medical Records
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Patient Access
- Retention -- How long does a physician need to retain medical records?
- Medical Schools
- Recognized by the Medical Board
- Disapproved by the Medical Board
- Medical Societies (see California Medical Association)
- Medical Spas (see Cosmetic Procedures)
- Medical Spas - What You Need to Know
- Medical Technologists (see Clinical Laboratory Technologists)
- Medical Transcription (see American Association for Medical Transcription)
- Medical Waste, Disposal of
- Medicare
- Medicare Health Advocates (see Health Advocates, California)
- Meeting Dates and Locations
- Members of the Medical Board and Executive Staff
- Mental Health, Department of
- Microdermabrasion, Who can perform (see Laser Hair Removal)
- Midwives, Licensed
- User Guide for 2011 Licensed Midwives Annual Report Application
- Midwives, Nurse
- Military Status
- Expedited Licensure for Spouses or Domestic Partners Active Duty Military Personnel
N:
- Name Change (see Licensing Forms/Applications)
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- National Practitioners Data Bank (for doctors/hospitals - non-public)
- Naturopathic Medicine, Bureau of
- News Releases
- Newsletters
- Notice to Consumers (see Signage for Physicians)
- Notification of Name Change - Fill-In
- Nurse Aides
- Nurse Assistants, Certified
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Nursing Home Facilities
O:
- Occupational Therapist, Ocupational Therapy Assistant (see Occupational Therapy, Board of)
- Occupational Therapy, Board of
- Operating Room Technicians (see Surgical Technicians)
- Optician Dispensing (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Optometric Assistant, Optometrist (see Optometry, Board of)
- Optometric Technician
- Optometrist (see Optometry, Board of)
- Optometry, Board of
- Osteopathic Medical Board of California
- Outpatient Surgery - Patient Death Reporting Form - Fill-In
- Outpatient Surgery Settings - Accredited
- Outpatient Surgery Settings - Licensed by CA Dept. of Public Health
P:
- Pain Management
- Currently Available Pain Management Classes
- Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
- Standards for MBC Investigations of Pain Patients (per AB 487)
- CURES Program (see CURES Program)
- Pain Forum to Promote Appropriate Prescribing and Dispensing (Feb. 21-22, 2013) – PowerPoint and Video Presentations
- Pain and Policy Studies Group
- Paramedics (see Emergency Medical Technicians)
- Patient Abandonment (see Terminating/Severing Physician/Patient Relationship)
- Patient Access to Medical Records (see "Medical Records")
- Patient Activity Report from Department of Justice
- Patient Advocate, The Office of the
- Patient Transfer Reporting Form - Fill-In
- Pharmacies, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician (see "Pharmacy, Board of")
- Pharmacy, Board of
- Phone and Fax Numbers for the Board
- Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant (see Physical Therapy Board)
- Physical Therapy Board
- Physician and Surgeon Data by County
- Physician Application Status (see Web Application Access System)
- Physician Assistant
- Physician Fraud Alert
- Physician License Verification
- Physician Humanitarian Award
- Physician Reporting - Criminal Actions (802 Report) - Fill-In
- Physician Supervision of Physician Assistants
- Physician Survey
- Data Collected
- Physician's Desk Reference Online
- Physician Volunteer Registry
- Podiatrist (see Podiatric Medicine, Board of)
- Podiatric Medicine, Board of
- Poison Control Center, American Association of
- Polysomnographic Program
- Practicing Medicine Through Telehealth Technology (see Telehealth)
- Precedential Decisions
- Prescribing
- Internet
- Information for Consumers
- Information for Physicians
- Lost/Stolen Prescription Forms
- Requirements
- Prescribing and Dispensing, Joint Forum to Promote Appropriate (Feb. 21-22, 2013) – PowerPoint and Video Presentations
- Prescribing for Pain Management (see Pain Management)
- Prescriptions, Low Cost for Californians (see RxHelp for Californians)
- Press Releases (see News Releases)
- Prostate Cancer Awareness
- Prostate Cancer, Free Screening (for low income/uninsured males)
- Psychiatric Technician
- Psychoanalyst, Research (see Research Psychoanalyst)
- Psychologists
- Public Disclosure Information
- Physician Misconduct and Public Disclosure Practices at the Medical Board of California
- Public Document Lookup
- Ordering Public Documents
- Public Health, Department of
- Division of Laboratory Science
- Emergency Preparedness Office
- Licensing and Certification
- Office of Aids
- Press Releases and Warnings
- Radiologic Health Branch
- Public Health Nurse
- Public Records Act Guidelines
- Publications (provided by the Medical Board)
Q:
R:
- Radiologic Technologist (diagnostic/therapeutic)
- Records Retention - Obtaining/Transferring (see Medical Records)
- Registered Contact Lens Dispensers (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Registered Dispensing Optician Cancellation of Certificate - Fill-In
- Registered Dispensing Opticians (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Registered Nurses
- Registered Polysomnographic Program (see Polysomnographic Program)
- Registered Spectacle Lens Dispensers (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Regulations
- Renew License (see License Renewal)
- Renewal Fees for Physicians & Surgeons (see Fees, Renewal (Physicians & Surgeons))
- Report of Settlement, Judgment, or Arbitration Award (801 Report) - Fill-In
- Report on Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Physicians, Pursuant to AB 2342
- Reporting Requirements for Coroners
- Reporting Requirements for Court Clerks
- Request for Copy of 805 Report - Fill-In
- Request for Certified Public Documents Form
- Research Psychoanalysts and Student Research Psychoanalysts
- Residential Care Homes
- Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)
- Respiratory Care Practitioner
- Retired Physician Application for Exemption from Payment of Renewal Fee - No Practice Allowed - Fill-In
- Retired Status
- RxHelp for Californians
S:
- SB 376 Pilot Program - Direct Employment of Physicians by Qualified District Hospitals
- Security Agreement Form - Accessing the Licensing Verification System - Fill-In
- Seven Deadly Sins Articles
- Sexual Misconduct
- Signage for Physicians Offices
- Site Visit Reports
- Social Security Numbers
- Social Worker (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Special Faculty Permit under Section 2168 of the Business and Professions Code
- Specialty Board Advertising
- Specialty Boards Approved by the Medical Board of California
- American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Pain Medicine
- American Board of Sleep Medicine
- American Board of Spine Surgery
- Speech Pathologists (Therapists)
- Sponsored Free Health Care Events
- State Agencies (see California Government Sites)
- Statistics
- Physician and Surgeon Data by County
- Status, Application (see Web Application Access System)
- Sunset Review
- Sunset Review Report 2012
- Surrender of License
- Surgery Centers - Accredited
- Surgery Centers - Licensed by CA Dept. of Public Health
- Surgical Technicians
- Survey, Physician (see Physician Survey)
T:
- Tattooing and Body Piercing (Health & Safety Code sections 119300-119309)
- Telehealth
- Telemedicine Pilot Program
- Telephone Access Program (see California Telephone Access Program)
- Telephone Medical Advice Services
- Title 22 - Code of Federal Regulations
- Terminating/Severing Physician/Patient Relationship
- Triplicate Drug Prescriptions (see Controlled Substances)
U:
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
- US FDA Compliance Guides
- US State Medical Boards List
V:
- Victim Compensation Program
- Vital Records, Office of (California)
- Vocational Nurse
- Voluntary Service
- Voluntary Service Physician Application for Waiver from Payment of Initial License or Renewal Fee - Fill-In
- Volunteer Registry, Physician
W:
- Web Applicant Access System
- Wellness Committee
- Workers' Compensation, Division of
- World Health Organization
X:
- X-Ray Facilities (see Radiologic Health Branch)
- X-ray Technicians
