Consumer Watchdog Calls on Medical Board to Comply with Consumer Protection Law Ahead of Resurrection of Substance Abusing Physicians Program
The Uniform Standards give the Medical Board the consumer protection tools it needs to monitor substance abusing physicians.
- The Uniform Standards give the Medical Board the consumer protection tools it needs to monitor substance abusing physicians.
- Consumer Watchdog sent the Medical Board of California a letter with recommended changes to the PHWP program regulations.
- The PHWP was created by legislation for the Medical Board to refer doctors or doctors can self-refer for treatment.
- The Medical Board of California voted to unanimously terminate its confidential physician diversion program for substance abusing and mentally ill physicians in 2008.