Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2500 · Article 23. Alternative Practices and Treatments
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2500
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The boards acknowledge the significant interest of physicians and patients alike in integrating preventative approaches and holistic-based alternatives into the practice of medicine, including, but not limited to, biopsychosocial techniques, nutrition, and the use of natural supplements to enhance health and wellness. The boards shall establish specific policies in this regard and shall review statutes and recommend modifications of law, when appropriate, in order to assure California consumers that the quality of medicine practiced in this state is the most advanced and innovative it can be both in terms of preserving the health of, as well as providing effective diagnosis and treatment of illness for, the residents of this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 660, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.
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