Laws

Laws

The laws governing the practice of medicine and other allied health care professionals regulated by the Medical Board of California (Board) are contained in the Business and Professions Code.

• California Law

  A complete listing of the Board's laws.

• 2022 Legislative Requests
• Laws for 2022
  • SB 806 - Fee Increases, and Licensing and Enforcement Changes, Effective January 1, 2022
• Laws from 2020
  • SB 425 (Hill, Chapter 849) – Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Reporting Requirement, Effective January 1, 2020
• Laws from 2019

  A look at laws taking effect in 2019.

  • AB 149 (Cooper) – Transition Period for Prescription Form Requirements Effective March 11, 2019
    • Joint Statement from the California Department of Justice, California State Board of Pharmacy, and the Medical Board of California Regarding Secure Prescription Forms
  • AB 714 (Wood) - Clarifies AB 2760 Naloxone Prescription Requirements, Effective September 5, 2019
  • AB 1753 (Low, Chapter 479) – Prescription Form Requirements Effective January 1, 2019
    • Joint Statement from the California Department of Justice, California State Board of Pharmacy, and the Medical Board of California
  • AB 2760 (Wood, Chapter 324) – Naloxone Prescription Requirements Effective January 1, 2019

Regulations

Similar to the laws that govern the practice of medicine in California, the Board’s regulations establish rules to implement laws set forth in the Medical Practice Act.

• Existing Regulations

  The Medical Board's regulations are under Title 16, Professional and Vocational Regulations, Division 13, Medical Board of California.

• Proposed Regulations

  Subject	Notice	Text	Statement	Notice of Modified Text	Modified Text	Public Hearing Agenda	Notice of Approval
  Postgraduate Training
  Medical and Midwife Assistant Certifying Agencies
  Notice to Consumers							​