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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2198.1 — Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act of 2003

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2198.1

Type: Statute
Source: California Business and Professions Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2004-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

For purposes of this article, “cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including, but not limited to, the following:

Citator

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2198.1 — Cultural and Linguistic Competency of Physicians Act of 2003 is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For purposes of this article, “cultural and linguistic competency” means cultural and linguistic abilities that can be incorporated into therapeutic and medical evaluation and treatment, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Direct communication in the patient-client primary language.

(b) Understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care.

(c) Awareness of how the health care providers and patients attitudes, values, and beliefs influence and impact professional and patient relations.