§ 3731

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

A person holding a license as a respiratory care practitioner issued by the board shall use the title “respiratory care practitioner” or the letters “RCP”. The license as a respiratory care practitioner shall not authorize the use of the prefix “Dr.”, or the word “doctor”, or any suffix or affix indicating or implying that the licensed person is a doctor or a physician and surgeon.

The suffix “M.D.” shall not be used unless the licensed practitioner is licensed as a physician and surgeon in this state.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1274, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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