Cal. BPC § 2126

This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 2126, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.

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Official statutory text

(a) The following fees apply to the licensure of physicians and surgeons authorized by this article:

(1) The application and processing fee shall be the amount specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2435.

(2) The initial license fee shall be one and one-half times the amount specified in subdivision (c) of Section 2435.

(3) The fee for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) shall be three times the annual fee specified under subdivision (a) of Section 208.

(4) The fee for the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program shall be one-and one-half times the amount specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2436.5.

(b) The fees required by this section shall be deposited into the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California, except that the fee described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall be deposited into the CURES Fund.

(c) Any unencumbered funds collected by the board pursuant to former Section 853 shall be deposited into the Contingent Fund of the Medical Board of California.

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