(a) The board shall set as a goal the improvement of its disciplinary system by January 1, 1992, so that an average of no more than six months will elapse from the receipt of complaint to the completion of an investigation.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the goal for cases which, in the opinion of the board, involve complex medical or fraud issues or complex business or financial arrangements should be no more than one year to investigate.

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Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2319

  • board: as used in this chapter means the Medical Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 2002
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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

(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1597, Sec. 23.)

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