Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.4 · Article 11. Professional Reporting
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Upon the completion of a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which a report is required to be filed under Section 805, the licentiate and the peer review body involved have the right to receive all of the following:
(1) A written decision of the trier of fact, including findings of fact and a conclusion articulating the connection between the evidence produced at the hearing and the decision reached.
(2) A written explanation of the procedure for appealing the decision, if any appellate mechanism exists.
(b) If an appellate mechanism is provided, it need not provide for de novo review, but it shall include the following mimimum rights for both parties:
(1) The right to appear and respond.
(2) The right to be represented by an attorney or any other representative designated by the party.
(3) The right to receive the written decision of the appellate body.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 336, Sec. 5. Effective September 11, 1989. Operative January 1, 1990, by Sec. 11 of Ch. 336.
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.4. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 510Printed as Sections 809.05, 809.4, and 809.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.5Printed as Sections 809 to 809.4, inclusive | Sections 809.1 to 809.4, inclusive
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.6Printed as Sections 809.1 to 809.4, inclusive
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 809.7Printed as Sections 809.1 to 809.4, inclusive
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2056Printed as Sections 809.05, 809.4, and 809.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2241.5Printed as Sections 809.05, 809.4, and 809.5
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