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MBC Notice To Consumers by Physicians Regulation
From the Medical Board of California
Effective June 27, 2010, a new regulation, mandated by Business and Professions Code section 138, will go into effect requiring physicians in California to inform their patients that they are licensed by the Medical Board of California, and include the board's contact information. The information must read as follows.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Medical doctors are licensed and regulated by the Medical Board of California
(800) 633-2322
The purpose of this new requirement (Title 16, California Code of Regulations section 1355.4) is to inform consumers where to go for information or with a complaint about California medical doctors.
Physicians may provide this notice by one of three methods:
- Prominently posting a sign in an area of their offices conspicuous to patients, in at least 48-point type in Arial font. (See link "Sign for printing", below, to print the actual notice.)
- Including the notice in a written statement, signed and dated by the patient or patient's representative, and kept in that patient's file, stating the patient understands the physician is licensed and regulated by the board.
- Including the notice in a statement on letterhead, discharge instructions, or other document given to a patient or the patient's representative, where the notice is placed immediately above the signature line for the patient in at least 14-point type.
The notice may be printed in sign form from the CSPS Downloads section at the bottom of CSPS's homepage.
For more information, please contact the Medical Board's information officer, Candis Cohen, at candis.cohen@mbc.ca.gov or (916) 263-2394.
CSPS Thanks its 2009 Annual Meeting Exhibitors and Corporate Partners
The CSPS wishes to thank the following companies for their support and educational grants for the 59th CSPS Annual Meeting in Squaw Creek.
PLATINUM
ALLERGAN
GOLD
MENTOR CORPORATION
SIENTRA
SILVER
CANDELA
BRONZE
SYNOVIS
The CSPS also wishes to thank all of the companies that exhibited at its Annual Meeting. For a complete listing, including contact information, please download the 2009 EXHIBITORS & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT CONTACT INFO document, under CSPS Documents
