Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2220.2 · Article 12. Enforcement
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2220.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) For purposes of this section, “patient representative” means the spouse or domestic partner of the patient, a person responsible for the care of the patient, or the patient’s next of kin.
(b) (1) At the time that a complaint is referred for a field investigation, the relevant complainant, patient, or patient representative shall be provided with the opportunity to provide a statement relative to the harm they experienced.
(2) The complainant, patient, or patient representative shall have up to 60 days following receipt of the notification described in paragraph (1) to provide the statement to the board.
(3) Notwithstanding Section 2330, the statement shall be considered by the board, or a panel of the board, for the purposes of adjudicating the case to which the statement pertains.
(c) This section shall not apply to the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.
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History
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 294, Sec. 12. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2024.
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