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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2281 — Enforcement

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2281

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

A physician and surgeon or a student undertaking a course of professional instruction or a clinical training program, may not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless the patient gave informed consent to the pelvic examination, or the performance of a…

Citator

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2281 — Enforcement is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

A physician and surgeon or a student undertaking a course of professional instruction or a clinical training program, may not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless the patient gave informed consent to the pelvic examination, or the performance of a pelvic examination is within the scope of care for the surgical procedure or diagnostic examination to be performed on the patient or, in the case of an unconscious patient, the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes.