§ 2144 Physician Licensure Denial Authority

Business and Professions Code·California

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•The government checks if you're qualified to be a doctor before giving you a license.
•They can look into your education and skills to make sure you're good enough.
•If you don't meet the rules, they can say no to giving you a doctor's license.

Example

A person applies to become a doctor but didn't finish medical school.

The government checks their background and sees they didn't meet the rules, so they deny the license.

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§ 2144 Physician Licensure Denial Authority

The Division of Licensing may make an independent investigation of the educational qualifications and the ability and standing of the applicant. If, after this investigation and any other or further examination or investigation which the division may see fit to make on its own part, it is found that the applicant does not meet the requirements for licensure as a physician and surgeon under this chapter, then the division may deny licensure under this article. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 26, Sec. 23.6. Effective March 30, 1994.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Division of Licensing educational qualifications licensure physician and surgeon

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California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2144.

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