§ 2305 Out-Of-State Medical Discipline

Business and Professions Code·California

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•If a doctor gets in trouble in another state for doing something wrong, California can also punish them for the same thing.
•If the federal government punishes a doctor, California can do the same.
•The punishment in California will be for 'unprofessional conduct'.

Example

A doctor loses their license in Texas for prescribing too many painkillers without a good reason.

California can also punish that doctor, even if the bad stuff happened in Texas. They might lose their California license too.

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§ 2305 Out-Of-State Medical Discipline

The revocation, suspension, or other discipline, restriction, or limitation imposed by another state upon a license or certificate to practice medicine issued by that state, or the revocation, suspension, or restriction of the authority to practice medicine by any agency of the federal government, that would have been grounds for discipline in California of a licensee under this chapter, shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct against the licensee in this state. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 708, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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revocation suspension discipline unprofessional conduct

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 2305.

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