California Business and Professions Code 2367 – (a) Each licensee who requests participation in a treatment …
(a) Each licensee who requests participation in a treatment program shall agree to cooperate with the treatment program designed by the committee and approved by the program manager. The committee shall inform each participant in the program of the procedures followed, the rights and responsibilities of the participant, and the possible results of noncompliance with the program. Any failure to comply with the treatment program may result in termination of participation.
(b) Participation in a program under this article shall not be a defense to any disciplinary action which may be taken by the board. Further, no provision of this article shall preclude the board from commencing disciplinary action against a licensee who is terminated from a program established pursuant to this article.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2367
- Board: means the Osteopathic Medical Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 2361
- Committee: means a diversion evaluation committee created by this article. See California Business and Professions Code 2361
- licensee: as used in this chapter means the holder of a physician's and surgeon's certificate or doctor of podiatric medicine's certificate, as the case may be, who is engaged in the professional practice authorized by the certificate under the jurisdiction of the appropriate board. See California Business and Professions Code 2041
- Participant: means a California-licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon. See California Business and Professions Code 2361
- Program manager: means the staff manager of the diversion program, as designated by the executive officer of the board. See California Business and Professions Code 2361
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 548, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2009.)