§ 2274

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The use by any licensee of any certificate, of any letter, letters, word, words, term, or terms either as a prefix, affix, or suffix indicating that he or she is entitled to engage in a medical practice for which he or she is not licensed constitutes unprofessional conduct.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a physician and surgeon from using the designations specified in this section if he or she has been issued a retired license under Section 2439.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 695, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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