California Business and Professions Code 2221.05 – (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 2221, the board …
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 2221, the board may issue a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate to an applicant who has committed minor violations that the board deems, in its discretion, do not merit the denial of a certificate or require probationary status under Section 2221, and may concurrently issue a public letter of reprimand.
(b) A public letter of reprimand issued concurrently with a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall be purged three years from the date of issuance.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2221.05
- 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
- license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
- 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
(c) A public letter of reprimand issued pursuant to this section shall be disclosed to an inquiring member of the public and shall be posted on the board’s Internet Web site.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the board’s authority to issue an unrestricted license.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 247, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)