Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2084 · Article 4. Requirements for Licensure
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2084
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Medical schools accredited by a national accrediting agency approved by the board and recognized by the United States Department of Education shall be deemed approved by the board.
(b) The board shall determine a foreign medical school to be a recognized medical school if the foreign medical school meets any of the following requirements:
(1) The foreign medical school has been evaluated by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or one of the ECFMG-authorized foreign medical school accreditation agencies and deemed to meet the minimum requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
(2) The foreign medical school is listed on the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) World Directory of Medical Schools joint directory or the World Directory of Medical Schools.
(3) The foreign medical school had been previously approved by the board. The prior approval shall only be valid for a maximum of seven years from the date of enactment of this section.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Repealed (in Sec. 35) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 36. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative January 1, 2020, by its own provisions.
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Cited by 9 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2084. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.7Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2064.5Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2065Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2082Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2084.5Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2096Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2125Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2135Printed as Section 2084
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2135.5Printed as Sections 2084 and 2135
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