Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 1691
Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
The failure of a physician and surgeon to inform a patient by means of written consent, in layman's language and in a language understood by the patient of alternative efficacious methods of treatment which may be medically viable, when a hysterectomy is to be performed, constitutes unprofessional conduct within the meaning of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.
Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 1691