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BPC § 3731
Where this section sits in the code
- Business and Professions Code - BPC
- DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]
- CHAPTER 8.3. Respiratory Therapy [3700. - 3779.]
- ARTICLE 3. Certification of Practitioners [3730. - 3739.]
A person holding a license as a respiratory care practitioner issued by the board shall use the title “respiratory care practitioner” or the letters “RCP”. The license as a respiratory care practitioner shall not authorize the use of the prefix “Dr.”, or the word “doctor”, or any suffix or affix indicating or implying that the licensed person is a doctor or a physician and surgeon.
The suffix “M.D.” shall not be used unless the licensed practitioner is licensed as a physician and surgeon in this state.
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