Medical Board (of California)
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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
Consumer Information Unit
License Verification, General Licensing, Application and Complaint Information
(916) 263-2944 Fax
1-800-633-2322 Toll-Free
(916) 263-2382 Phone
Central Complaint Unit
Active complaint
1-800-633-2322 Toll-Free
(916) 263-2380 Phone
(916) 263-2944 Fax
Midwifery Licensing Program
(916) 263-2393
(916) 263-2387 Fax
http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Applicants/Midwives/
Registered Dispensing Optician Program
(916) 263-2634
(916) 263-2487
Polysomnography
916-263-2605
