Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2183 · Article 9. Examinations
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2183
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An applicant for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate shall pass the national examination for medical licensure in biomedical sciences and clinical sciences, including geriatric medicine, determined by the Division of Licensing to be essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine.
An applicant who applies for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate on or after January 1, 2004, shall have completed coursework in geriatric medicine in medical school or in postgraduate medical education training.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 440, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.
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