California Business and Professions Code

§ 1625.2

BPC § 1625.2 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 1625, the ownership or management, by a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation supported and maintained in whole or in substantial part by donations, bequests, gifts, grants, government funds, or contributions, that may be in the form of money, goods, or services, of a place where dental operations are performed, shall not be construed to be the unlicensed practice of dentistry, as long as all of the following apply:

(1)The entity obtains the board’s approval to offer dental services pursuant to regulations adopted by the board.

(2)The entity does nothing to interfere with, control, or otherwise direct the professional judgment of or provision of dental services by a licensee or dental assistant lawfully acting within the licensee’s or dental assistant’s scope of practice as defined in this chapter.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 865, Sec. 21. (AB 1519) Effective January 1, 2020.