Medical treatment shall be rendered by physicians who are certified by their respective specialty boards, except when in the opinion of the specialists, treatment may be delegated or shared with the family physician. Physicians who are not certified but who are eligible by training for the certifying examination may participate in the program for not more than three years. The Director may determine that an applicant physician possesses equivalent qualifications and may be permitted to participate as a physician specialist in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Article 3. This limitation does not apply to physicians on the panel as of the effective date of this regulation.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 42030
Note: Authority cited: Sections 20, 100275 and 123805, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 123880, 123885 and 123925, Health and Safety Code; and Section 7572, Government Code.