States are tackling sexual misconduct after criticism of medical board leniency. Under a new California law, doctors won t get a second chance at licensure if they sexually exploit patients.
Christine Chavez wishes the Dental Board of California operated much more quickly. Her daughter was a patient of a San Diego dentist who is currently awaiting a.
For decades, California law has forbidden the state's medical board from considering victim statements in decision-making. Legislation could reform the process.
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Long under fire from patients and consumer advocates, the Medical Board of California is asking lawmakers to pass several far-reaching reforms to help it discipline bad doctors, including lowering the standard of proof