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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 2Ch. 5Art. 12§ 2264 Employing Unlicensed Medical Practitioners

§ 2264 Employing Unlicensed Medical Practitioners

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§ 2264 Employing Unlicensed Medical Practitioners

Key Takeaways

  • •You can't hire or help someone who doesn't have a medical license to treat sick people.
  • •If someone's medical license is taken away or suspended, you can't let them keep working as a doctor or nurse.
  • •Helping unlicensed people pretend to be doctors is breaking the rules.

Example

Your friend lost their doctor's license but still wants to work. You let them see patients in your clinic.

This is against the law because you're helping someone without a valid license practice medicine.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 2264 Employing Unlicensed Medical Practitioners

The employing, directly or indirectly, the aiding, or the abetting of any unlicensed person or any suspended, revoked, or unlicensed practitioner to engage in the practice of medicine or any other mode of treating the sick or afflicted which requires a license to practice constitutes unprofessional conduct. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

unprofessional conductunlicensed personsuspended, revoked, or unlicensed practitionerpractice of medicine

Related Statutes

  • § 2289 Medical License Impersonation
  • § 2220 Physician Discipline Enforcement
  • § 2222 Podiatric Medicine Discipline Rules
  • § 2227.3 Administrative Letter Of Advice
  • § 2227.5 Complaint Retention Period

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2264.
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