The board shall periodically develop and disseminate information and educational material regarding assessing a patient’s risk of abusing or diverting controlled substances and information relating to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), described in Section 11165 of the Health and Safety Code, to each licensed physician and surgeon and to each general acute care hospital in this state. The board shall consult with the State Department of Public Health, the boards and committees specified in subdivision (d) of Section 208, and the Department of Justice in developing the materials to be distributed pursuant to this section.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2196.8
Continuing Medical Education
Known as the Medical Practice Act
The act spans §§ 2000–2529 (415 sections).
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 400, Sec. 4
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