Cal. BPC § 2226
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 2226, 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
The Division of Medical Quality or the Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enforcement Section may inspect a licensed general or specialized hospital and require reports from them to determine if the hospital has adopted and is complying with the provisions of Sections 2282 and 2283. They may inspect medical staff and patient hospital medical records subject to the provisions of Section 2225. Notwithstanding Section 2224, the division’s authority under this section shall be delegated only to a licensed physician and surgeon.
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