Medical Board (of California)
From Consumer Wiki
Cicjscribner (Talk | contribs) |
Cicjscribner (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | <p>[[File:Whitebox.jpg|663-Med Board|link=_Hint]]</p> | ||
| + | |||
{| align="center" border = 0 | {| align="center" border = 0 | ||
! | ! | ||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 14 March 2011
|
The California Department of Consumer Affairs, Medical Board of California, is responsible for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons (MDs) and certain allied health practitioners including the following:
Registered dispensing opticians, special faculty permits, licensed midwives, and polysomnography technicians.
Osteopathic Physicians (DOs) are regulated by the Board of Osteopathic Examiners.
Complaint jurisdiction:
- Negligence, incompetence, misrepresentation, or unlicensed practice
- Excessive prescribing or administering of drugs or treatment
- Furnishing drugs to addicts
- Prescribing dangerous drugs without a prior medical examination
- Attending a patient while intoxicated
- Being convicted or involved with narcotics or drug violations or other substantially related crimes
- Mental illness
- Sexual misconduct with a patient
Complaints outside jurisdiction:
- Ethical matters
- Fee disputes (societies)
- Hospital or nursing home problems (DHS – 916-552-8700)
- Osteopathic physicians and surgeons (DOs) and chiropractors at 916-263-5355
Department of Consumer Affairs
Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 263-2382 Licensing and Application
(916) 263-2944 Fax
(916) 263-2424 Complaints
(800) 633-2322 Toll-free line for Complaints Only
www.mbc.ca.gov
Midwifery Licensing Program
(916) 263-2393
(916) 263-2387 Fax
www.mbc.ca.gov
Registered Dispensing Optician Program
(916) 263-2634
(916) 263-2487
Polysomnography
916-263-2605
www.mbc.ca.gov
Consumer Resource & Referral Guide
Directory of State Agencies
Directory of Federal Agencies
Return to DCA Home Page
