§ 2018 Medical Board Regulations

Business and Professions Code·California

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•The medical board can make, change, or remove rules to help doctors do their jobs right.
•These rules must follow the Administrative Procedure Act (a set of steps to make sure rules are fair).
•The rules are there to make sure doctors follow the laws about medicine.

Example

A new rule says doctors must wash their hands before seeing every patient.

The medical board made this rule to keep patients safe. If a doctor doesn’t follow it, they could get in trouble.

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§ 2018 Medical Board Regulations

The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, those regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of law relating to the practice of medicine. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 678, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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board regulations Administrative Procedure Act practice of medicine

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2018.

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