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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2186
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2186
An applicant who is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners shall not be required to take the written examination prescribed by this article, provided such applicant meets the requirements of Section 2151.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190
In order to ensure the continuing competence of licensed physicians and surgeons, the board shall adopt and administer standards for the continuing education of those licensees. The board may also set content standards for any educational activity concerning a chronic disease tha
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.1
(a) The continuing medical education standards of Section 2190 may be met by educational activities that meet the standards of the board and that serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance that a physician and surgeon uses to provi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.15
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.15
Notwithstanding Section 2190.1, a physician and surgeon may meet the continuing medical education standards in Section 2190 through continuing medical education courses that meet any of the criteria below, except that these courses shall not together comprise more than 30 percent
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.2
The Division of Licensing shall establish criteria that providers of continuing medical education shall follow to ensure attendance by licensees throughout the entire course.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.3
All general internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25 percent are 65 years of age or older shall complete at least 20 percent of all mandatory continuing education hours in a course in the field of geriatric medicine, the special care needs o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.5
(a) (1) All physicians and surgeons shall complete a mandatory continuing education course in the subjects of pain management and the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients. For the purposes of this section, this course shall be a one-time requirement of 12 credit hours w
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2190.6
(a) As an alternative to Section 2190.5, a physician and surgeon may complete a one-time continuing education course of 12 credit hours in the subject of treatment and management of opiate-dependent patients, including eight hours of training in buprenorphine treatment, or other
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191
(a) In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in human sexuality, defined as the study of a human being as a sexual being and how they function with respect thereto, and nutrition to be taken by those licensees whose practic
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.1
The Division of Licensing shall encourage every physician and surgeon to take a course in pharmacology and pharmaceuticals as part of his or her continuing education.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.2
The division shall encourage every physician and surgeon to take a course in geriatric medicine, including geriatric pharmacology, as part of his or her continuing education.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.4
The board, in determining its continuing education requirements, shall consider including a course in integrating HIV/AIDS pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medication maintenance and counseling in primary care settings, especially as it pertains
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.5
In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in integrating mental and physical health care in primary care settings, especially as it pertains to early identification of mental health issues and exposure to trauma in children
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2191.6
In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in infection-associated chronic conditions, including, but not limited to, long COVID, as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, myalgic encephalomyeli
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196
The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding the detection and treatment of child abuse and neglect to each licensed physician and surgeon and to each general acute care hospital in the state. The board shall consult with the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.1
The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding the detection and treatment of elder abuse and neglect to each licensed physician and surgeon and to each general acute care hospital in this state. The board shall consult with th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.2
The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding pain management techniques and procedures, including the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs, to each licensed physician and surgeon and to each general
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.5
The board shall periodically disseminate information and educational material regarding the detection and treatment of spousal or partner abuse to each licensed physician and surgeon and to each general acute care hospital in the state.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.6
The board shall periodically disseminate information and educational material regarding the prevention and treatment of chronic disease by the application of changes in nutrition and lifestyle behavior to each licensed physician and surgeon and to each general acute care hospital
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.7
The board shall convene a working group of interested parties to discuss nutrition and lifestyle behavior for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease at one of its quarterly meetings within three years after the operative date of this section.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.8
The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding assessing a patient’s risk of abusing or diverting controlled substances and information relating to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), desc
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.9
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2196.9
(a) In determining its continuing education requirements for physicians and surgeons, the board shall consider including a course in maternal mental health, which shall address the following: (1) Best practices in screening for maternal mental health disorders, including cultural
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2198
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2198
(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act of 2003. The cultural and linguistic physician competency program is hereby established and shall be operated by local medical societies of the California Medical Associat
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2198.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 2198.1
For purposes of this article, “cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Direct communication in the patient-client
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 22
“Board,” as used in any provision of this code, refers to the board in which the administration of the provision is vested, and unless otherwise expressly provided, shall include “bureau,” “commission,” “committee,” “department,” “division,” “examining committee,” “program,” and