Publications
The following publications are available for ordering or downloading. Orders involving cost must be prepaid, payable to the Medical Board of California and sent to 2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200, Sacramento, CA 95815. For questions regarding these publications, call (916) 263-2466.
General Board Publications:
- Annual Reports
- From Quackery to Quality Assurance: The First Twelve Decades of the Medical Board of California
- Guide to the Laws Governing the Practice of Medicine by Physicians and Surgeons
- Newsletters
- Preserve a Treasure - Know When Antibiotics Work
- Strategic Plan
- Sunset Review Report 2012
- Supplemental Sunset Review Report 2013
- Medical Board of California Responses to Sunset Review Issues
Consumer Information:
- How Complaints Are Handled
- Information and Services to Consumers
- Most Asked Questions About Medical Consultants
- Questions and Answers About Investigations
- Tip Sheets
Enforcement Information/Statistical Reports:
- Annual Reports
- Disciplinary Actions/License Alerts—Annual Summary
- Hot Sheets (12/2005 - 07/2008)
- FINAL 2007 Licensed Midwife Annual Report
- Manual of Model Disciplinary Orders and Disciplinary Guidelines
- Performance Measurement Indicator Report
Laws/Physician Information:
- Guide to the Laws Governing the Practice of Medicine by Physicians and Surgeons
- Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
- Information for Physicians and Surgeons
- Laws Relating to the Practice of: Physicians and Surgeons, Doctors of Podiatric Medicine...
Mandated Standardized Written Information That Must be Provided to Patients:
- A Patient's Guide to Blood Transfusions
- A Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Gynecologic Cancers...What Women Need to Know
- Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex
- Things to Consider Before Your Silicone Implant Surgery
- What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer
Board Studies/reports:
- Diversion Audit Report — June 2007
- Enforcement Monitor Report — November 2005
- Malpractice Insurance for Volunteer Physicians, Pursuant to AB 2342
- Peer Review in California Final Report, Comprehensive Study — July 2008
- Physician Misconduct and Public Disclosure Practices at the Medical Board of California — November 2008
- Program Evaluation - Volume I Summary Report — August 2010
- Program Evaluation - Volume II Final Report — August 2010
- Vertical Enforcement - Report to the Legislature — November 2007
- Vertical Enforcement Model Report to the Legislature — June 2009
- Vertical Enforcement and Prosecution Model Report to the Legislature — March 2012
- SB 376 - Direct Employment of Physicians by Qualified District Hospitals Report to the Legislature — 2006
