By Jordan Gierke Khatibi, et al. v. Hawkins, et al., Case No. 24-3108 (9th Cir.). On July 25, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims. In its order, the Continue reading
By Byanca Hutchins On March 12, 2025, the Medical Board of California (MBC or Board) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify sections 1352.3 and 1359, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), concerning fees for petitions Continue reading
By Steven Soldani At its May 24, 2024 meeting, the Medical Board of California (MBC) heard from professionals in Washington and Georgia on best practices for the Board’s proposed Physician and Surgeon Health and Wellness Program (PSHWP). MBC gave notice Continue reading
By Emily Powers On September 27, 2023, Governor Newsom signed two bills, SB 345 (Skinner) (Chapter 260, Statutes of 2023) and AB 1707 (Pacheco) (Chapter 258, Statutes of 2023), to protect California’s doctors and other health care providers from criminalization, Continue reading
By Shannon Dart On December 30, 2022, the Medical Board of California (MBC) submitted its final Sunset Oversight Review Report to the legislature. The Sunset Report updates the legislature on past sunset issues and outlines current issues facing the Board. Continue reading
By Carter Cordura On September 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1278 (Nazarian) (Chapter 750, Statutes of 2022) into law. The Medical Board of California (MBC) supported the bill. AB 1278 is the first California law that requires physicians Continue reading
By Carter Cordura On June 1, 2022, in a letter to Assemblymember Low, the Medical Board of California (MBC) took a stance on AB 2098 (Low), stating it would “support if amended.” After its amendment on April 20, 2022, the Continue reading
By Divya Sriharan On February 14, 2022, California Assemblymember Quirk introduced AB 2060, a bill sponsored by the Medical Board of California (MBC) that would establish a public member majority on the Board. Specifically, the bill would amend sections 2001, Continue reading
By Tala Hughes AB 1636 (Weber), as introduced January 12, 2022, would amend sections 2221, 2232, and 2307 of the Business and Professions Code, pertaining to the Medical Board of California (“MBC” or “Board”) obligations to deny and revoke licensure Continue reading
By Divya Sriharan On January 5, 2022, the President and Vice President of the Medical Board of California (MBC) sent a letter on behalf of the Board to California Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Continue reading
