A-Z Index
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A:
- About the Medical Board
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
- Active Status With Limitations on Practice
- Acupuncture Board, California
- Acupuncturists, Licensed (see Acupuncture Board, California)
- Address of Record
- Advance Health Care Directive Registry
- Advertising (see also Specialty Board Advertising)
- Precedential Decision
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - National Guideline Clearinghouse
- Aiding & Abetting Unlicensed Activity
- Precedential Decision
- Alerts, Health
- California Department of Health Services
- Food and Drug Administration
- Ambulance Attendants (see Emergency Medical Technicians)
- American Association for Medical Transcription
- American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Antibiotics
- "Preserve a Treasure - Know When Antibiotics Work"
- Application for Licensure (see Licensing Process)
- Articles of Interest - Seven Deadly Sins (see Seven Deadly Sins Articles)
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Audiologists
- Audiometrist
B:
- Behavioral Sciences, Board of
- Better Business Bureau
- Bioanalyst, Licensed
- Black Health Network
- Board Certification:
- Advertising (see Specialty Board Advertising)
- Approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties (see American Board of Medical Specialties)
- Approved by the Medical Board of California (see Specialty Boards Approved by the Medical Board of California)
- Body Piercing and Tattooing (see Tattooing and Body Piercing)
- Breast Exam and Pap Smear for Low Income Women
C:
- California Code of Regulations
- California Government Sites
- California Medical Association (CMA)
- County Affiliates
- California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
- Cardiopulmonary Technician/Cardiovascular Technologist (see Electrocardiograph Technician)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Certification Letters
- Chiropractors
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Clinical Social Worker, Licensed (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Clinics, Licensed (see Department of Health Services Licensing & Certification Unit)
- Closing Your Medical Practice
- Collagen - Information to Patients Regarding Collagen Injections
- Committee on Dental Auxiliaries
- Committees and Task Forces of the Medical Board of California
- Complaint Form, How to File
- Complaints/Comments About the Board
- Complaint Process
- Consumer Affairs, Department of
- Consumer Affairs One-Stop Search for Documents
- Consumer Organizations
- Continuing Medical Education (CMEs)
- Controlled Substances
- Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
- Reporting Requirements for Lost or Stolen Controlled Substances or Prescription Forms / Reporting Obligations for Illegal Use of Your DEA Number
- Requirements for Triplicate Drug Prescription Forms
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Tamper-resistant Prescription Guidelines
- Convalescent Hospitals (see Department of Health Services Licensing & Certification Unit)
- Conviction - How it Might Affect a Medical License
- Corporate Practice of Medicine
- Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulations (CLEAR)
- Counselor, Marriage and/or Family (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
D:
- DEA Certificates
- Deceased Physicians
- Dental Assistant and Hygienist, Registered (see Committee on Dental Auxiliaries)
- Dental Board of California
- Dentists (see Dental Board of California)
- Diagnostic Radiologic Technicians
- Dialysis Technicians
- Dieticians, Registered
- Disabled Status
- Dispensing Opticians
- District and Probation Office Locations
- Diversion Audit Report
- Diversion Program
- Document Disclosure (see Public Disclosure Information)
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
E:
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
- Educational Psychologist, Licensed (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Electrocardiograph Technician (EKG Technician)
- Electroneuromyographer (see Physical Therapy Board)
- Emergency Medical Technicians (also known as ambulance attendants and paramedics)
- Emergency Situation Driving Emblem
- Employment (see Job Opportunities)
- Enforcement Process
- Ethics, Code of Medical
- Examination Scores
- Expert Reviewer Program (MBC)
F:
- Facilities (hospital, clinics) complaints
- Federal Controlled Substances Act
- Federal Government Sites
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB)
- Fee Increase
- Fictitious Name Permit
- Financial Interest Statement
- Fingerprint, Live Scan (Physician and Surgeon applicants only)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- CosmoDermT 1 Human-Based Collagen, CosmoDermT 2 Human-Based Collagen and CosmoPlastT Human-Based Collagen - P800022/S050 (see Collagen)
- Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
- Forms
G:
H:
- Health Advocates, California
- Health Alerts (see Alerts, Health)
- Health Departments (Local), California
- Health Facility Reporting Form (805 Report)
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Links
- Health Rights Hotline (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento & Yolo Counties)
- Health Services, Department of
- Child Health and Disability Prevention
- Division of Laboratory Science
- Emergency Preparedness Office
- Healthy Families Program
- Licensing and Certification
- Medical Care Services
- Office of Aids
- Press Releases and Warnings
- Radiological Health Branch
- Healthcare Attorneys, California Society for
- Healthy Families
- Hearing Aid Dispensers
- Hemodialysis Technicians (see Dialysis Technicians)
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
- Home Health Agencies
- Home Health Aide or Technician
- Hospitals
- Hospital Fee Disputes (California Consumer Health Care Council)
- Hospital Patient Care Complaints (California Consumer Health Care Council)
- How to Choose a Doctor / Physician License Information
I:
- Imaging Facilities (see Radiological Health Branch)
- Inactive License
- Industrial Medical Council
- Insurance, Department of
- Internet Prescribing (see Prescribing)
- Intractable Pain (see Pain Management)
J:
- J-1 Visas
- Job Opportunities
- Civil Service Positions
- Job Opportunities at the State of California for Physicians
- Justice, Department of
K:
L:
- Laboratory Assistants/Laboratory Technicians (non-health)
- Laser Hair Removal (who can perform)
- Laws
- California Statutes
- Medical Practice Act
- Legislature
- Assembly
- Senate
- License, Disabled Status
- License, Duplicate
- License, Inactive
- License, Military Physicians Returning to Active Status
- License, Military Status
- License, Name Change
- License, On-Line Renewal (physicians)
- License, Renewal
- License, Retired Status
- License, Surrender
- License, Verification (formerly known as Letters of Good Standing)
- License, Voluntary Service
- Licensing Fee Increase (see Fee Increase)
- Licensing Process
- Live Scan (see Fingerprint, Live Scan)
- Loan Repayment Program
- LVS (License Verification System) Subscribers
M:
- Mammograms
- Resources Available to Help Reduce Cost to Patients of Life-Saving Mammograms
- Managed Health Care, Department of
- Office of the Patient Advocate
- Marijuana, Medical (see Medical Marijuana)
- Marriage and Family Therapist (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Marriage, Family & Child Counselor Referral (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Marriage, Family & Child Counselors (MFCC) (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Medi-Cal
- Medi-Cal Fraud
- Media Room
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Marijuana
- Statement Adopted by the Board May 2004
- Precedential Decision
- Medical Records:
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Patient Access
- Retention -- How long does a physician need to retain medical records?
- Medical Schools:
- Recognized by the Medical Board
- Disapproved by the Medical Board
- Medical Societies (see California Medical Association)
- Medical Spas - What You Need to Know
- Medical Technologists (see Clinical Laboratory Technologists)
- Medical Transcription (see American Association for Medical Transcription)
- Medical Waste, Disposal of
- Medicare
- Medicare Health Advocates (see Health Advocates, California)
- Meeting Dates and Locations
- Members of the Medical Board and Executive Staff
- Mental Health, Department of
- Microdermabrasion, Who can perform (see Laser Hair Removal)
- Midwives, Licensed
- Midwives, Nurse
N:
- Name Change (see License, Name Change)
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- National Practitioners Data Bank (for doctors/hospitals - non-public)
- Naturopathic Medicine, Bureau of
- News Releases
- Nurse Aides
- Nurse Assistants, Certified
- Nurses, Registered (see Registered Nurses)
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Nursing Home Facilities
O:
- Occupational Therapist, Ocupational Therapy Assistant (see Occupational Therapy, Board of)
- Occupational Therapy, Board of
- Operating Room Technicians (see Surgical Technicians)
- Optician Dispensing (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Optometric Assistant, Optometrist (see Optometry, Board of)
- Optometric Technician
- Optometrist (see Optometry, Board of)
- Optometry, Board of
- Osteopathic Medical Board of California
- Outpatient Surgery Center, Licensing/Certification/Accreditation (see Surgery Center Licensing)
- Outpatient Surgery Settings
P:
- Pain Management
- Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain
- Standards for MBC Investigations of Pain Patients (per AB 487)
- CURES Program
- Direct Dispensing Log
- Patient Activity Report from Department of Justice (CURES Report)
- Pain and Policy Studies Group
- Paramedics (see Emergency Medical Technicians)
- Patient Abandonment (see Terminating/Severing Physician/Patient Relationship)
- Patient Access to Medical Records (see "Medical Records")
- Patient Activity Report from Department of Justice
- Patient Advocate, The Office of the
- Peer Review in California Final Report, Comprehensive Study
- Pharmacies, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician (see "Pharmacy, Board of")
- Pharmacy, Board of
- Phone and Fax Numbers for the Board
- Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant (see Physical Therapy Board)
- Physical Therapy Board
- Physician Assistant
- Physician License Verification
- Physician Recognition Program
- Physician Supervision of Physician Assistants
- Physician Survey
- Data Collected
- Physician's Desk Reference Online
- Physician Volunteer Registry
- Podiatrist (see Podiatric Medicine, Board of)
- Podiatric Medicine, Board of
- Poison Control Center, American Association of
- Practicing Medicine Through Telemedicine Technology (see Telemedicine)
- Precedential Decisions
- Prescribing
- Internet
- Information for Consumers
- Information for Physicians
- Lost/Stolen Prescription Forms
- Requirements
- Prescribing for Pain Management (see Pain Management)
- Prescriptions, Low Cost for Californians (see RxHelp for Californians)
- Prostate Cancer, Free Screening (for low income/uninsured males)
- Psychiatric Technician
- Psychoanalyst, Research (see Research Psychoanalyst)
- Psychologists
- Public Disclosure Information
- Public Document Lookup
- Ordering Public Documents
- Public Health Nurse
- Public Records Act Guidelines
- Publications (provided by the Medical Board)
Q:
R:
- Radiologic Technologist (diagnostic/therapeutic)
- Records Retention - Obtaining/Transferring (see Medical Records)
- Registered Contact Lens Dispensers (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Registered Dispensing Opticians (see Dispensing Opticians)
- Registered Nurses
- Registered Spectacle Lens Dispensers
- Regulations
- Renew License (see License, Renewal)
- Research Psychoanalysts and Student Research Psychoanalysts
- Residential Care Homes
- Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS)
- Respiratory Care Practitioner
- Retired Status
- RxHelp for Californians
S:
- SB 376 Pilot Program - Direct Employment of Physicians by Qualified District Hospitals
- Seven Deadly Sins Articles
- Sexual Misconduct
- Site Visit Reports
- Social Security Numbers
- Social Worker (see Behavioral Sciences, Board of)
- Special Faculty Permit under Section 2168 of the Business and Professions Code
- Specialty Board Advertising
- Specialty Boards Approved by the Medical Board of California:
- American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Pain Medicine
- American Board of Sleep Medicine
- American Board of Spine Surgery
- Speech Pathologists (Therapists)
- State Agencies (see California Government Sites)
- Surgery Center Licensing (outpatient settings, certification/accreditation)
- Surgical Technicians
- Survey, Physician (see Physician Survey)
T:
- Tattooing and Body Piercing (Health & Safety Code sections 119300-119309)
- Telemedicine
- Telephone Access Program (see California Telephone Access Program)
- Telephone Medical Advice Services
- Title 22 - Code of Federal Regulations
- Terminating/Severing Physician/Patient Relationship
- Triplicate Drug Prescriptions (see Controlled Substances)
U:
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
- US FDA Compliance Guides
- US State Medical Boards List
V:
- Victim Compensation Program
- Vital Records, Office of (California)
- Vocational Nurse
- Voluntary Service
W:
X:
- X-ray Facilities (see Radiological Health Branch)
- X-ray Technicians
