DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 5. Medicine 2000-2525.5›ARTICLE 12. Enforcement 2220-2319
§ 2274
California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) The use by any licensee of any certificate, of any letter, letters, word, words, term, or terms either as a prefix, affix, or suffix indicating that he or she is entitled to engage in a medical practice for which he or she is not licensed constitutes unprofessional conduct.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a physician and surgeon from using the designations specified in this section if he or she has been issued a retired license under Section 2439.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 695, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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