California Labor Code 139.4 – (a) The administrative director may review advertising copy to …
(a) The administrative director may review advertising copy to ensure compliance with § 651 of the Business and Professions Code and may require qualified medical evaluators to maintain a file of all advertising copy for a period of 90 days from the date of its use. Any file so required to be maintained shall be available to the administrative director upon the administrative director’s request for review.
(b) No advertising copy shall be used after its use has been disapproved by the administrative director and the qualified medical evaluator has been notified in writing of the disapproval.
Terms Used In California Labor Code 139.4
- Administrative director: means the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation. See California Labor Code 110
- Director: means Director of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 20
- Division: means the Division of Workers' Compensation. See California Labor Code 110
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Qualified medical evaluator: means physicians appointed by the administrative director pursuant to Section 139. See California Labor Code 110
- Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22
(c) A qualified medical evaluator who is found by the administrative director to have violated any provision of this section may be terminated, suspended, or placed on probation.
(d) Proceedings to determine whether a violation of this section has occurred shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(e) The administrative director shall adopt regulations governing advertising by physicians with respect to industrial injuries or illnesses.
(f) Subdivision (a) shall not be construed to alter the application of § 651 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 639, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)