CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1312Introduced by Assembly Member LowFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Section 600 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to advertising. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1312, as introduced, Low. Advertising.Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and provides that a person issued a physicians and surgeons certificate by the board is entitled to the use of the initials M.D.This bill would prohibit a person who has earned a Master of Divinity from displaying the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. The bill would provide that prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 600 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately preceding Section 601, to read:600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1312Introduced by Assembly Member LowFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Section 600 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to advertising. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1312, as introduced, Low. Advertising.Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and provides that a person issued a physicians and surgeons certificate by the board is entitled to the use of the initials M.D.This bill would prohibit a person who has earned a Master of Divinity from displaying the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. The bill would provide that prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1312
Introduced by Assembly Member LowFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Low
February 22, 2019
An act to add Section 600 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to advertising.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1312, as introduced, Low. Advertising.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and provides that a person issued a physicians and surgeons certificate by the board is entitled to the use of the initials M.D.This bill would prohibit a person who has earned a Master of Divinity from displaying the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. The bill would provide that prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons by the Medical Board of California, which is within the Department of Consumer Affairs, and provides that a person issued a physicians and surgeons certificate by the board is entitled to the use of the initials M.D.
This bill would prohibit a person who has earned a Master of Divinity from displaying the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. The bill would provide that prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 600 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately preceding Section 601, to read:600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 600 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately preceding Section 601, to read:600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
SECTION 1. Section 600 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately preceding Section 601, to read:
### SECTION 1.
600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.
600. A person who has earned a Master of Divinity shall not display the title MDiv or M.D.i.v. in communications or advertisements relating to the persons practice unless the title is clearly distinguishable from the title MD or M.D. Prohibited displays include, but are not limited to, using different colors, fonts, or font sizes in a way that makes the MD or M.D. more prominent than the iv or i.v.