(a) A licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed podiatrist, or a group of physicians and surgeons or podiatrists, or a medical or podiatry corporation shall not share in any fee charged by an acupuncturist or receive any consideration from or on behalf of such acupuncturist for any referral or diagnosis.

(b) A licensed physician and surgeon or podiatrist shall not employ more than one acupuncturist.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2284

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(c) A group of physicians and surgeons or podiatrists, or a medical or podiatry corporation, shall not employ more than one acupuncturist for every 20 practitioners in such group or corporation.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)

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