California Senate Bill SB395 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 395INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Wyland FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 2000 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to medical practice. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 395, as introduced, Wyland. Medical practice. Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of medical practitioners by the Medical Board of California in the Department of Consumer Affairs. This bill would make nonsubstantive and technical changes to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2000 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 2000. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Medical Practice Act. Whenever  a  reference is made to the Medical Practice Act by  the  provisions of any statute, it is to be construed as referring to  the  provisions of this chapter.