By Jonathan Padua On April 17, 2020, at the request of the Medical Board of California (MBC), the Office of the Attorney General of California (AG) published an opinion clarifying the time by which certain peer review bodies, such as Continue reading
By Jordan Bourque On June 5, 2020, the Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) published notice of its intent to amend sections 2032.15 and 2032.25, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, to clarify the meaning of veterinarian-client-patient relationships (VCPRs), which Continue reading
By Ellen Williams On June 19, 2020, the Medical Board of California (MBC) published notice of its intent to amend sections 1320 and 1321, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) to modify postgraduate training requirements for licensees, Continue reading
By Ellen Williams On August 27, 2020, Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Director, Kimberly Kirchmeyer, issued two orders extending the deadlines for licensing waivers issued as a result of Governor Newsom’s March 30, 2020, State of Emergency proclamation in California, Continue reading
By Anna Schwartz At its September 17, 2020 meeting, the Board of Pharmacy (BOP) voted to readopt emergency regulations to add section 1747, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) to establish a training program for pharmacists to Continue reading
By Jonathan Padua At its August 13, 2020 meeting, the Medical Board of California (MBC), in anticipation of a potential COVID-19 vaccine becoming available to the general public, voted to support AB 1710 (Wood) (Chapter 123, September 24, 2020) a Continue reading
By Angela O’Hara On March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an Emergency Proclamation in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Concerned that the number of persons in California requiring medical care would soon exceed locally available resources, the Governor authorized the Continue reading
By Angela O’Hara At its January 30, 2020 meeting [Agenda item 7], the Medical Board of California (MBC) evaluated whether to increase licensing fees to bridge the growing gap between revenues and expenses, a looming concern the Board has discussed Continue reading
By Angela O’Hara At its November 7, 2019 meeting, the Medical Board of California (MBC) considered whether to pursue a legislative proposal that would amend section 2507 of the Business and Professions Code to, among other things, prohibit licensed midwives Continue reading
By Alaina Dye On January 24, 2020, the State Bar Board of Trustees voted to approve proposed amendments to State Bar Rule 2.2 and to repeal Rules 2.3, and 2.4 regarding the information attorneys must report to the Bar as Continue reading
