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Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.

It became law on Oct 13, 2025.

CA SB 387 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

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Latest action
Oct 13, 2025

What it does

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, generally prohibits the practice of medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate issued by the Medical Board of California. The Medical Practice Act authorizes a person who meets certain eligibility requirements to apply to the board for a special faculty permit, which authorizes the holder to practice medicine without a physician's and surgeon's certificate only within a medical school itself, in any affiliated institution of the medical school, or in an academic medical center and any affiliated institution in which the permitholder is providing instruction as part of the medical school's or academic medical center's educational program…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 13, 2025

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  • RubioLead sponsor

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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.

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